Minutes - draft

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Minutes of the Remuneration Sub-committee of the Metropolitan Police Authority held on 5 February 2004 at 10 Dean Farrar Street, London, SW1H 0NY.

Present

Members

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

MPA Officers

• Catherine Crawford (Clerk)
• Alan Johnson (Head of HR and Professional Standards)
• Peter Tickner (Director of Internal Audit)
• Satya Minhas (Senior Internal Auditor)
• Simon Vile (Head of Secretariat)

MPS Officers

• Bernard Hogan Howe (Assistant Commissioner)
• Martin Tiplady (Director of Human Resources)
• Mike Shurety (Director of HR Services)

Part 1

10. Apologies for absence

(Agenda item 1)

Apologies for absence were received from Tony Arbour, Toby Harris and Diana Johnson.

11. Declarations of interest

(Agenda item 2)

No member interests were declared.

12. Minutes

(Agenda item 3)

Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting of the Sub-Committee held on 17 October 2003 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

13. Policy on temporary promotions to ACPO ranks

(Agenda item 4)

The Sub-Committee considered a report by the Commissioner on the current policy and how it would need to be adjusted to take account of the role of the Senior Appointments Panel.

The Director of HR Services reported receipt of a letter from HMI which implied the necessity to seek Ministerial approval for both temporary and acting ranks – this position was a surprise and totally impractical. IT was agreed that the MPS and the Clerk should pursue a practical solution to this.

The Chair commented that the paper did not cover the policy and the reasons behind temporary promotions. The Clerk would also want to look at the equalities issues, particularly in terms of making it an open process, and issues of consistency across the Service. Richard Barnes also had concerns about temporary promotions that lasted for a year or more, as this was not then a properly managed situation.

It was agreed that there should be a further report to the next meeting, explaining the differences between acting and temporary promotions, why they were used fairly extensively in the MPS and addressing the issues raised in the discussion. The Clerk suggested that a report also be presented to the Human Resources Committee on the policy of temporary and acting promotions at other ranks in the MPS.

Resolved – That a report be presented to the next meeting of the Sub-Committee as outlined above.

14. Deputy Assistant Commissioner appointments

(Agenda item 5)

The Clerk reported orally that four appointments had been made – all four candidates were already serving in the MPS.

It was agreed that the Clerk should liaise with the MPS to ensure that the MPA was involved in some way concerning terms and conditions of secondments.

15. Personal development reviews: ACPO ranks

(Agenda item 6)

The Sub-Committee considered a report by the Clerk outlining the process in place for MPA involvement in this process. The report flagged up the need to revisit the process in the light of the draft PNB agreement.

Resolved – That

1. the involvement to date be noted; and
2. a further paper be prepared once the outcome of the PNB negotiations is known.

16. Exclusion of press and public

(Agenda item 7)

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.

Part 2

Summary of exempt items

17. Exempt minutes

(Agenda item 8)

Resolved – That the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 17 October 2003 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

18. Review of the remuneration and allowances for MPS ACPO ranks

(Agenda item 9)

The Sub-Committee considered a report by the Director of Internal Audit summarising the findings of a review of MPS ACPO pay and allowances.

The Sub-Committee went through the action plan to check progress on implementing the recommendations.

With regard to the report’s recommendations (which remain exempt), the Sub-Committee.

Resolved – That

1. recommendations 1 and 2 be accepted as a principle to be implemented once new PNB conditions have been confirmed;
2. it be noted that recommendations 2 and 3 will no longer be discretionary once PNB has confirmed new conditions;
3. it be noted that recommendations 4,5 and 6 will be addressed by the report on ACPO Car Policy that is due to be presented to the next meeting of the Sub-Committee; and
4. in future, no extensions of provision of free accommodation beyond six months should be agreed. Retrospective cases will be considered on a case by case basis and the Clerk will make decisions on these under delegated authority, reporting any issues of concern to the Sub-Committee.

19. Chair’s oral update

(Agenda item 10)

The Chair gave the Sub-Committee an update on the progress of PNB negotiations.

20. Senior civil staff pay

(Agenda item 11)

The Sub-Committee considered a report by the Commissioner on pay ranges for senior police staff.

Resolved – That the recommendation to the report be agreed.

21. Date of next meeting

Resolved – That the next meeting be held on 15 March at 10 a.m.

The meeting ended at 12.30 p.m.

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