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Report 9 of the 13 September 2007 meeting of the Professional Standards & Complaints Committee and considers an amendment to MPA Standing Orders.
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Amendment to Standing Orders
Report: 9
Date: 13 September 2007
By: Chief Executive
Summary
In July 2007 the Professional Standards Cases Sub Committee agreed to delegate decision making in some police pension forfeiture cases to the Deputy Chief Executive and Solicitor to the Authority, in consultation with the Chair of the Sub Committee, without reference to Sub Committee members. Such a decision requires an amendment to Standing Orders.
A. Recommendations
That members consider and approve the proposed amendment to Standing Orders.
B. Supporting information
1. On 19 July 2007, the Professional Standards Cases Sub Committee agreed that in police pension forfeiture cases where it was clear that no application could be made to the Home Secretary for a certificate of forfeiture that such a decision should be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive and Solicitor to the Authority, in consultation with the Chair of the Sub Committee, without reference to Sub Committee members.
2. The Deputy Chief Executive had cited as an example a report from the MPS concerning an officer who had been imprisoned for various offences that were unconnected with his service. If the case were submitted to the Sub Committee he would, under Police Pensions Regulations, have to recommend that no application be made to the Home Secretary for a certificate of forfeiture. Rather than waste members time in reading such cases, he had therefore suggested the approach above.
3. It is therefore suggested that an addition be made to Part C of the ‘MPA scheme of delegation of powers to the officers’, under paragraph 5 ‘Powers delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive’ to add the following paragraph:
5.2 To, in consultation with the chair of the Professional Standards Cases Sub Committee, but without reference to the Sub Committee, make the decision to take no further action in police pension forfeiture cases where it clear that no application for a certificate can be made to the Home Secretary.
C. Race and equality impact
The proposed change to Standing Orders has no race and equality impact.
D. Financial implications
The proposed change to Standing Orders has no financial implications.
E. Background papers
None.
F. Contact details
Report author(s): Ruth Hastings-Iqball, MPA
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