Minutes

Minutes of the Olympics/Paralympics Sub-committee of the Metropolitan Police Authority held on 14 January 2010 at 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1H 0NY.

Present

Members

• Dee Doocey (Chair)
• Jennette Arnold
• Toby Harris
• Richard Tracey
• Christopher Boothman
• Victoria Borwick
• Kirsten Hearn

MPA officers

• Bob Atkins (Treasurer)
• Siobhan Coldwell (Head of Policing Policy, Scrutiny & Oversight)
• Richard Hodge (Olympics Oversight Officer)

MPS officers

• Chris Allison (AC, Central Operations, Olympics & Paralympics)
• Neil Myers (Ch Insp, and Project Lead Olympic Control Infrastructure Project)
• Pat Shiel, (Programme Manager)
• Ian Percival (Lead Accountant, Olympic Policing Co-ordination)

17. Apologies for absence

(Agenda item 1)

17.1 No apologies.

18. Declarations of interest

(Agenda item 2)

18.1 No declarations of interest were declared.

19. Minutes: Olympics / Paralympics Sub-committee – 3 December 2009 (part 1)

(Agenda item 3)

19.1 Members agreed the minutes of the above meeting.

Resolved – That the minutes of the Olympics and Paralympics sub-committee (Part 1) held on 3 December 2009 be agreed and be signed as a correct record.

20. Exclusion of press and public

(Agenda item 4)

20.1 A resolution was put to exclude the press and public from the meeting during remaining items on the agenda as they were likely to disclose exempt information as described in Schedule 12(a) of the Local Government Act 1972, paragraph 3.

Resolved - That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during discussion of the remaining items on the agenda

Summary of exempt items

21. Chair’s update

(Agenda item 5)

22.1. The Chair advised there had not been a Home Office Olympic Security Board meeting since the last sub-committee meeting. During discussions the Chair suggested a brief summary report which captured any significant Olympics activities which occur between Olympic sub-committee meetings, be tabled at future sub-committee meetings.

22. Olympic Policing Co-ordination - Status report update

(Agenda item 6)

22.2. The sub-committee was briefed on Olympic policing activities and issues which had arisen since the last sub-committee meeting.

23. Business Case: Olympic Control Infrastructure

(Agenda item 7)

23.1. The sub-committee was briefed on the Olympic Control Infrastructure business case which seeks funding to enhance London’s strategic policing infrastructure to manage increased policing coordination activities in the lead up to and during the Olympics and Paralympics.

23.2. The Sub-committee approved the recommendations of the report, with a minor technical amendment.

24. Summary of business cases being presented to the MPA

(Agenda item 8)

24.1. This report summarised the business cases which will be presented to the Olympic and Paralympic sub-committee at its next meeting, Thursday 4 February 2010.

24.2. The sub-committee noted the report and requested that a 2010 Work Programme be developed for the sub-committee and tabled at a future meeting.

Action

1. Officers to prepare a draft 2010 work programme for consideration at a future meeting. Richard Hodge

25. Minutes: Olympics / Paralympics Sub-committee – 3 December 2009 (part 2)

(Agenda item 9)

25.1. Members agreed the minutes (Part 2) of the above meeting and signed as a correct record.

Resolved – That the minutes of the Olympics and Paralympics sub-committee (Part 2) held on 3 December 2009 be agreed and be signed as a correct record.

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