No vote for police commissioners
Disenfranchising expatriate citizens is undemocratic, and probably illegal. Although the UK signed up the the ICCPR, thereby guaranteeing citizens' active and passive electoral rights, many expatriate citizens who would otherwise be enfranchised will be excluded from the police commissioners' elections.
Does the British state fear a partisan vote from abroad? Why should citizens non-resident for 14 years be allowed to vote and those non-resident for longer be prohibited?
Democratic participation in the determination of the upper echelons of the judiciary is a good idea. But to be meaningful, it needs to be properly democratic, not tuned according to the whims of the government.
If you are allowed to vote, use the opportunity. More details here
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