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Minutes - draft

These minutes are draft and are to be agreed.

Minutes of the joint meeting of the Strategic and Operational Policing and Finance and Resources Committees held at 2.00 pm on Thursday 18 March 2010, at 10 Dean Farrar Street, London, SW1.

Present

Members

  • Reshard Auladin
  • John Biggs
  • Chris Boothman
  • Dee Doocey
  • Toby Harris
  • Jenny Jones
  • Joanne McCartney
  • Neil Johnson
  • Steve O’Connell
  • Graham Speed
  • Valerie Brasse

MPA officers

  • Annabel Adams (Deputy Treasurer)
  • Catherine Crawford (Chief Executive)
  • Jane Harwood (Deputy Chief Executive)
  • John Crompton (Committee Officer)

MPS officers

  • Richard Clarke (Director of Strategy and Improvement)
  • Anne McMeel (Director of Resources)
  • Ian McPherson (Assistant Commissioner, TP)
  • Nick Rogers (Director of Group Finance)

17. Appointment of Committee Chair

(Agenda item 1)

17.1 Members moved, seconded and resolved in favour of Steve O’Connell.

Resolved – That Steve O’Connell Chair of the Finance and Resources Committee be appointed as Chair of the meeting.

18. Apologies for absence

(Agenda item 2)

18.1 Apologies for absence were received from Faith Boardman, Cindy Butts, Caroline Pidgeon and Richard Tracey.

19. Declarations of interests

(Agenda item 3)

19.1 No declarations of interest were received.

20. Minutes of the joint meeting held on 19 November 2009

(Agenda item 4)

Resolved – That the minutes of the joint meeting held on 19 November 2009 be agreed and signed as a correct record.

21. Budget and business plan 2010/13

(Agenda item 5)

21.1 The MPS updated Members regarding the Policing London Business Plan 2010-13, noting revisions to the corporate objectives, amendments to the revenue and capital budget, adjustments to the headline indicators and targets, and the inclusion of statutory appendices, including a value for money statement.

21.2 The Director of Resources reassured Members that points that had been raised during a February briefing had been noted and that the information requested had now been sent for. Members drew attention to the lack of performance measures and requested that these be included in order that performance could be monitored by the Authority on behalf of Londoners.

21.3 The Chief Executive advised that information relating to the value for money statement and the KPIs had been sent to members via email. Other material which had been received more recently had not yet been circulated. Members stated that they could not recall seeing the email in question, and that emails which were urgent or related to forthcoming meetings should be clearly flagged.

21.4 Members were not prepared to accept the plan in its current form. A revised version is to be considered at a forthcoming meeting of the Full Authority.

Resolved – That

  1. Members note progress on the development of the draft Policing London Business Plan 2010-13; and
  2. Members recommend Full Authority approval subject to amendments being made that reflect their concerns.

22 Draft borrowing and capital spending plan 2010/11 to 2016/17

(Agenda item 6)

22.1 Members were updated on the Borrowing and Capital Spending Plan 2010/11 to 2016/17. Revisions made on 2009/10 reprogramming and the addition of property provisions for the comings years was noted.

Resolved – That Members approve the Borrowing and Capital Spending Plan 2010/11 to 2016/17, and that work underway to ensure that future capital programmes and budgets reflect the resources available to fund them are noted.

23 Exclusion of press and public

(Agenda item 7)

Resolved - That members of the press and public be excluded.

Part 2: Summary of exempt items

24 Exempt annexes to appendix 2 to budget and business plan 2010/13

(Agenda item 8)

24.1 Members noted this Information.

25 Exempt appendices to draft borrowing and capital spending plan 2010/11 to 2016/17

(Agenda item 9)

25.1 Members noted this information.

26 Exempt minutes of the joint meeting held on 3 September

(Agenda item 10)

Resolved - That the minutes of the joint meeting (Part 2) held on 19 November 2009 be agreed and signed as a correct record.

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