The Police Authority meets regularly to take key decisions affecting local policing and question the chief constable and other senior police staff about all aspects of the force and its performance. These meetings are usually held in public.

The Police Authority also carries out a lot of its work in committees, panels and other task groups set up to focus on particular aspects of Authority business.

These include:

Audit
Budget Scrutiny
Collaboration
Human Resources
Independent Custody Visiting
Performance Review
Planning
Professional Standards
Standards