Minutes

Minutes of the Remuneration Sub Committee of the Metropolitan Police Authority held on 19 June 2003 at 10 Dean Farrar Street, London, SW1H 0NY.

Present

Members

• Rachel Whittaker (Chair)
• Cecile Wright (Deputy Chair)
• Richard Barnes

MPA Officers

• Catherine Crawford (Clerk)
• Simon Vile (Head of Secretariat)

MPS Officers

• Bernard Hogan Howe (Assistant Commissioner)
• Martin Tiplady (Director of Human Resources)
• Michael Shurety (Director of HR Services)
• Stuart Middleton (Director of Transport Services)
• Ian Wardrop (Assistant Director of HR)

Part 1

22. Apologies for absence

(Agenda item 1)

Apologies for absence were received from Anthony Arbour and Toby Harris.

23. Declarations of interest

(Agenda item 2)

No member interests declared.

The Clerk to the Authority and the MPS Director of Human Resources declared their interests in items nine and seven on the agenda respectively, by virtue of their employment, and withdrew from the meeting at the appropriate time.

24. Minutes

(Agenda item 3)

Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting of the Sub-Committee held on 27 February 2003 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

Matters arising

With regard to the age limit anomaly affecting MPS officers, the Director of HR Services reported that he had written to the Home Office who were not yet in a position to be able to reply. He was asked to copy his original letter to the Clerk.

The Director of HR Services also reported that the Senior Appointments Panel (SAP) had not yet set up a central database for Superintendents. Criteria for the database were awaited from Centrex. It was agreed to keep this on future agendas under ‘matters arising’ and that the Clerk and the Assistant Commissioner would raise this at a SAP meeting.

25. Exclusion of press and public

(Agenda item 4)

Resolved – That the press and public be asked to leave the meeting during discussion of the remaining items of business because exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 is likely to be made known.

26. Oral update

(Agenda item 5)

The Clerk and the Assistant Commissioner reported on the recent Deputy Assistant Commissioner appointments and the process of addressing any implications at Commander level through the Senior Management Team and the Sounding Board.

27. ACPO car policy

(Agenda item 6)

The Sub-Committee considered a report outlining thoughts on a potential revised policy for the provision of cars for officers in ACPO ranks.

After discussion, it was

Resolved –

1. That the substance of a policy be reconsidered in the wider context of operational demands and as part of a total remuneration package;
2. That as part of that reconsideration, protocols for consultation with the Commanders Staff Association and CPOSA on such issues be reviewed/developed;
3. that an update be given at the Sub-Committee’s next meeting with the intention of considering recommendations, following consultation, by January 2004. The final report should also provide details of the current policy, where relevant comparators with other police services, and the impact on and of operational demands.

28. Pay of senior civil staff

(Agenda item 7)

The Sub-Committee considered and made decisions upon proposals relating to pay awards for MPS senior civil staff. These decisions are set out in the exempt minutes of this meeting.

The Director of Human Resources left the meeting during discussion of this item.

29. Remuneration of senior ACPO rank officers

(Agenda item 8)

The Sub-Committee considered and made decisions on a report by the Clerk (wrongly printed in the name of the Commissioner) on proposals for the remuneration of senior ACPO rank officers. These decisions are set out in the exempt minutes of this meeting.

30. Remuneration of the Clerk and Treasurer of the MPA

(Agenda item 9)

The Sub-Committee considered a report by the Head of Human Resources and Professional Standards on the remuneration of the Authority’s Clerk and Treasurer with effect from 1 July 2003.

The Clerk left the meeting during discussion of this item.

Resolved –

1. That the contents of the report be noted;
2. That the Chair of the Authority and the Chair of the Human Resources Committee consider any pay increase for the Clerk and the Treasurer in the light of the Sub-Committee’s discussions, and that the Head of Human Resources be given delegated authority to formalise and implement a decision on any pay awards, to be effective from 1 July 2003; and
3. That details of the awards agreed be reported to the next meeting of the Sub-Committee.

The meeting ended at 2.05 p.m.

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