Who We Are

Your Commissioner is elected by the public and acts as your voice, holding the Chief Constable and Chief Fire Officer, and their services, to account and making them answerable to the communities they serve.

Commissioners work to deliver an effective and efficient Police and Fire & Rescue service while ensuring community needs are met as effectively as possible by working closely with local partners. The office works in partnership across a range of agencies at local and national level to ensure there is a unified approach across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

Commissioners do not run the Police and Fire & Rescue services at an operational level, but they ensure that those who are in charge are doing a good job. They decide priorities for each service, detailing them in the Police & Crime Plan and Fire & Rescue Plan, and set their budgets.

Your Commissioner

Holds the Police and Fire & Rescue services to account on your behalf
Sets local Police and Fire & Rescue priorities and their budgets
Works with local partners to join up priorities and keep communities safe
Provides a voice for local communities around their concerns
Puts in place arrangements to deliver efficient services
Funds victim support services and crime prevention services
Appoints and dismisses the Chief Constable and Chief Fire Officer
Contributes to national and international capabilities

Ben Adams – Staffordshire Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime Commissioner

Ben Adams was born and brought up in Sutton Coldfield and have lived in Staffordshire since marrying his wife, Jackie, 31 years ago.

Since 2007 he has been working for communities across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent as district councillor in Lichfield, a county councillor in Tamworth and as a parliamentary candidate for Stoke-on-Trent North & Kidsgrove in the 2015 and 2017 general elections.

The senior council positions he held allowed him to help increase jobs, raise educational standards and improve our public services, testing policy through public consultation to ensure it meets our communities’ needs.

He knows that keeping the people of Staffordshire safe will mean working closely with many partners including social workers, schools and health professionals who can directly assist with prevention, detection, prosecution, rehabilitation and reassurance.

He is accountable to you for the performance of our Police and Fire & Rescue services. He is also responsible for developing local plans that put Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent’s safety priorities first, while ensuring the budget is spent wisely on the tools, training and support that the professionals need to keep us safe.

Helen Fisher – Deputy Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire

Helen Fisher is the Deputy Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime. In 1991 she set up a car repair business in Cannock with her then husband, which was the beginning of a life-long interest in roads and transport.

In 2007 Helen became a councillor at Lichfield District Council where she held two cabinet positions, first in community then in tourism and communications. She was also the chair of the planning committee for four years. She was elected to Burntwood Town Council and enjoyed representing the town she had lived in all of her life.

Helen was elected to Staffordshire County Council for Burntwood South in 2017, where she served as cabinet member for highways and transport. Helen now lives in Stafford.

Louise Clayton – Chief Executive

As Chief Executive, Louise is responsible for the strategic, operational and day-to-day management needed to deliver the priorities in the Commissioner’s Police & Crime and Fire & Rescue Plans.

Louise is a Staffordshire resident, bringing to the role over 25 years’ leadership experience from both the private and public sector.

Her last role with Staffordshire County Council was as Head of Transport Operations and Future Connectivity, driving change and innovation in response to emerging national agendas.

Louise is passionate about the people and partners she works with, and creating a healthy work environment and culture that empowers individuals and high-performing teams to deliver excellent outcomes for the people and communities of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.