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Minutes

Minutes of the Remuneration Sub-committee of the Metropolitan Police Authority held on 26 June 2008 at 2.00 pm at 10 Dean Farrar Street, London, SW1H 0NY.

Present

Members

  • Rachel Whittaker (Chair)
  • Reshard Auladin
  • Cindy Butts
  • Steve O’Connell

MPA officers

  • Catherine Crawford (Chief Executive)
  • Chris Benson.

MPS officers

  • Kevin Courtney (Head, Pay and Benefits)
  • Martin Tiplady (Director, Human Resources)

31. Apologies for absence

(Agenda item 1)

Apologies for absence were received from Len Duvall and Kit Malthouse.

32. Declarations of interest

(Agenda item 2)

No declarations of interest were received.

33. Minutes of the meeting held on 21 FEBRUARY 2008  (part 1)

(Agenda item 3)

Resolved - That the minutes (Part 1) of the Sub-Committee held on 21 February 2008 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

34. Matters arising from the minutes

(Agenda item 3)

9a. Association of Chief Police Officer (APCO) Bonus Scheme

Resolved - that details of the ACPO bonus system be circulated to members of the Committee.

24. Review of ACPO terms and conditions –public speaking

RESOLVED - That
1. the ACPO terms and conditions be circulated to members of the Committee; and

2. a joint Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) and Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) report be commissioned to identify those issues, including public speaking, that need to be addressed when reviewing the ACPO term and conditions/protocol.

35. Remuneration sub0committee - proposed work programme 2008-09

(Agenda item 4)

The Sub Committee was asked to agree the proposed work programme for 2008-09.

RESOLVED – That the Sub Committee’s proposed work programme for 2008-09 be agreed.

36. Remuneration sub-committee - Annual Report  2008-09

(Agenda item 5)

The Sub Committee was asked to agree its annual report and the equality and diversity objective.

RESOLVED – That the Sub Committee’s annual report and the equality and diversity objective be approved.

37. Outlook for pay. Including senior pay 2008-2010

(Agenda item 6)

The Sub Committee were asked to note the report that set out some of the influences on public sector pay, including senior pay, over the next three years.

It was argued by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) that police senior pay had fallen behind that of comparable groups in other sectors.

It was noted that a some 3-year pay deals had a number of break clauses that in effect meant that the pay deal was only binding for one year. A view was expressed that to be effective a 3-year pay deal should only be revisited after a period of 2 years depending on the changes to the rate of inflation.

38. ACPO issues raised by Staff Associations

(Agenda item 7)

No items were raised

39. Exclusion of press and public

(Agenda item 8)

A resolution was put to exclude the press and public from the meeting during remaining items on the agenda as they were likely to disclose exempt information as described in Schedule 12(a) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

Resolved - That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during discussion of the remaining items on the agenda.

Summary of exempt items

40. Minutes of the meeting held on 21 February 2008 (part 2)

(Agenda item 9)

It was resolved that the minutes (Part 2) of the Sub-Committee held on 21 February 2008 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

41. Matter arising from the minutes of the meeting held on 14 December 2007 - Association of chief Police Officer (ACPO) bonus scheme

(Agenda item 9a)

The Sub Committee agreed the payment of a bonus to a former ACPO Officer.

42. ACPO – Emerging thinking for 2008-09

(Agenda item 10)

This item was withdrawn from the agenda.

43. Senior staff pay - emerging thinking for 2007-08

(Agenda item 11)

The Sub Committee expressed the view that it had not had a sufficient opportunity to consider the report’s recommendations.

RESOLVED That the report be deferred to the next meeting of the Sub-Committee.

44. Senior police staff - proposal concerning contractual arrangements

(Agenda item 12)

This item was withdrawn from the agenda

The meeting ended at 2.55pm

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