Contents
These are the minutes for the 17 December 2009 meeting of the Finance and Resources Committee.
- Minutes - draft
- Present
- 73. Apologies for absence
- 74. Declarations of interests
- 75. Minutes of the meeting held on 19 November 2009 (part 1)
- 76. Business considered by the sub-committees
- 77. Revenue and capital budget monitoring 2009/10 – period 7
- 78. Efficiency plan monitoring as at second quarter 2009/10
- 79. Exclusion of press and public
- 80. Exempt business considered by the Resources and Productivity Sub-Committee
- 81. Report from the Olympic and Paralympic Sub-Committee
- 82. Transforming HR
- 83. Imber Court Sports Club
- 84. Minutes of the meeting held on 19 November 2009 (part 2)
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Minutes - draft
These minutes are draft and are to be agreed.
Minutes of the meeting of the Finance and Resources Committee held on 17 December 2009 at 10 Dean Farrar Street, London, SW1H 0NY.
Present
Members
- Steve O’Connell (Chairman)
- John Biggs
- Chris Boothman
- Dee Doocey
- Graham Speed
MPA officers
- Catherine Crawford (Chief Executive)
- Annabel Adams (Acting Treasurer)
- John Crompton (Committee Services)
MPS officers
- Kim Bridges (THR Programme Manager)
- Anthony Doyle (Director of Procurement Services)
- Paul James (Director of Finance Services)
- Paul Madge (Director of HR Operations)
- Anne McMeel (Director of Resources)
- Nick Rogers (Director of Group Finance)
73. Apologies for absence
(Agenda item 1)
Apologies for absence were received from Reshard Auladin, Faith Boardman, Cindy Butts, Kit Malthouse and Neil Johnson.
The Chairman referred to the fact that Bob Atkins was due to take up the post of Treasurer on 4 January 2010. He paid tribute to Annabel Adams for her hard work as the Acting Treasurer over the past six months.
74. Declarations of interests
(Agenda item 2)
No declarations were made.
75. Minutes of the meeting held on 19 November 2009 (part 1)
(Agenda item 3)
Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 19 November 2009 be agreed and signed as a correct record.
76. Business considered by the sub-committees
A report was submitted which contained a summary of the business considered by the sub committees since the last meeting of the Finance and Resources Committee.
Resolved – That the report be noted.
Arising- John Biggs announced that he wished to resign from the Estate Panel.
77. Revenue and capital budget monitoring 2009/10 – period 7
This report provided an update on the revenue and capital budget monitoring position for 2009/10 at period 7 (to the end of October). The revenue budget is forecast to overspend by £17.1m (approximately 0.5% of budget). The capital programme as at period 7 shows year to date total expenditure of £71.6m. This total represents 33.5% of the revised annual budget of £214m. The forecast for the year of £211.1m is £2.9m below the revised annual budget.
Graham Speed asked for more information concerning the overspend in Territorial Policing discussed in paragraph 5. The Director of Finance Services advised that there had been a detailed review of the issues relating to police officers from TP not moving to other business groups as quickly as originally planned. There was now a greater understanding of the situation and he could give an assurance that it was being managed. The Director of Resources advised that the reasons for the delay had been discussed by the Management Board.
Arising from a discussion on police officer overtime the Chief Executive reported that earlier that day she had attended a meeting at the Home Office at which potential changes in the regulatory framework and methodology had been discussed. It was agreed that a report on this aspect be submitted to a future meeting of the Finance and Resources Committee.
Resolved – That
- the year to date and forecast position for the revenue and capital budgets be noted; and
- a report be submitted to a future meeting on changes to the overtime methodology.
78. Efficiency plan monitoring as at second quarter 2009/10
This report provided an update on the monitoring of the Metropolitan Police Authority MPA/ MPS 2008/09 – 2010/11 Efficiency Plan. Overall, the forecast indicates an over-achievement against the 2009/10 cumulative efficiency target (year 2 of the 3 year plan) by £6.4m.
The Chairman referred to the fact that this was year two of a three year plan and requested that future reports the appendix could include a statement on the savings which are due to be delivered over the 3 year period.
Resolved – That the cumulative position against the efficiency plan as at second quarter 2009/10 be noted.
79. Exclusion of press and public
(Agenda item 7)
Resolved - That under section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involved disclosure of exempt information as detailed in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A to the above Act.
Summary of decisions made on exempt items
80. Exempt business considered by the Resources and Productivity Sub-Committee
(Agenda item 11)
The information was noted
81. Report from the Olympic and Paralympic Sub-Committee
(Agenda item 9)
Business cases relating to the dog support unit and the Olympic site support unit were adopted.
82. Transforming HR
(Agenda item 10)
A programme update was noted.
83. Imber Court Sports Club
(Agenda item 11)
No report submitted. Matter to be considered at the next meeting.
84. Minutes of the meeting held on 19 November 2009 (part 2)
(Agenda item 12)
Subject to an amendment the minutes were agreed and signed as a correct record.
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