# Matthew Scott PCC

Kent’s Police and Crime Commissioner. Writing on local and national issues. I'm also a co-founder of ReBuild, podcasting every week on policing and justice.

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## [Police reform will cause more problems than it will solve](https://matthewscottuk.substack.com/p/police-reform-will-cause-more-problems)

_2026-07-29 · Matthew Scott PCC_

Police reform is likely to create complex problems, making the service the public receives worse, not better

## [Tackling the scourge of catapults](https://matthewscottuk.substack.com/p/tackling-the-scourge-of-catapults)

_2026-03-04 · Matthew Scott PCC_

Addressing the growing rise of their usage linked to crime and antisocial behaviour

## [Goodbye to local policing?](https://matthewscottuk.substack.com/p/goodbye-to-local-policing)

_2026-02-05 · Matthew Scott PCC_

Police reform on a national scale threatens local policing delivery.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/186977186/842c4446ddf12d68425f0e35d9a3918d.mp3)

## [Sign my letter to the PM](https://matthewscottuk.substack.com/p/sign-my-letter-to-the-pm)

_2026-01-28 · Matthew Scott PCC_

Next week, the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill completes its last stage in the House of Lords.

## [On police reform, we are yet to see the evidence](https://matthewscottuk.substack.com/p/on-police-reform-we-are-yet-to-see)

_2026-01-25 · Matthew Scott PCC_

Change is necessary to support victims, frontline Officers and local neighbourhoods. But giant Forces is not the answer.

## [Government changes course on digital identity cards](https://matthewscottuk.substack.com/p/government-changes-course-on-digital)

_2026-01-17 · Matthew Scott PCC_

On this week’s podcast we discuss Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s latest u-turn which was on digital ID cards.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/184849956/5bd0000b04fa515b03047e7a9668b6fa.mp3)

## [Go now: West Midlands Police Chief must resign](https://matthewscottuk.substack.com/p/go-now-west-midlands-police-chief)

_2026-01-14 · Matthew Scott PCC_

In this special discussion between three Police and Crime Commissioners, the West Midlands Police fiasco is discussed and whether the Chief Constable can remain in post.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/184602801/e15c0326eca69f0151175477a3c08259.mp3)

## [None for the road? The government’s new road strategy](https://matthewscottuk.substack.com/p/none-for-the-road-the-governments)

_2026-01-09 · Matthew Scott PCC_

Are Keir Starmer’s days numbered?

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/184027503/108a600b2371361598253052196f446b.mp3)

## [What does police re-organisation mean?](https://matthewscottuk.substack.com/p/what-does-police-re-organisation)

_2025-12-11 · Matthew Scott PCC_

In the first episode for a while - PCCs Matthew Scott, Matthew Barber and Lisa Townsend are back to discuss the various reform programmes being proposed from devolution, local government reorganisation, police governance and police force mergers.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/181326406/837769b23b0e73e55f988c0f71a19ebc.mp3)

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## [Is live facial recognition and AI used ethically in policing?](https://matthewscottuk.substack.com/p/is-live-facial-recognition-and-ai)

_2025-10-07 · Matthew Scott PCC_

This is a recording of the fringe event hosted by the Conservative Group of Police and Crime Commissioners at Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/175543295/7754a42edbc231caa6baff8367e74080.mp3)