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It has already been made clear that the chief executive will be the accountable officer. They will be accountable and, in the main, they would come to Parliament to answer the appropriate questions.
It is not for the police to determine how we are held to account; it is for politicians to determine how we are held to account nationally and locally.
Tenants and customers also have the opportunity to use the charter to hold landlords to account in some respects. That is probably what it was produced to deliver initially, and it has delivered at this stage.
A candidate will be elected if a simple majority is obtained. Therefore, no account will be taken of any votes to abstain in establishing whether a simple majority has been achieved.