Minutes

Minutes of the Olympics/Paralympics Sub-committee of the Metropolitan Police Authority held on 3 December 2009 at 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1H 0NY.

Present

Members

• Dee Doocey (Chair)
• Jennette Arnold
• Toby Harris
• Richard Tracey
• Christopher Boothman
• Victoria Borwick (Item 7 onwards)

MPA officers

• Siobhan Coldwell (Head of Oversight and Review)
• Richard Hodge (Olympics Oversight Officer)

MPS officers

• Richard Morris (Cdr, Olympics Policing Co-ordination)
• Jim Busby, (Ch Supt, SO) Items 1 to 8
• Ian Percival (Lead Accountant, Olympic Policing Co-ordination)
• Andy Robinson (Supt) Item 7 onwards

8. Apologies for absence

(Agenda item 1)

8.1 Apologies for absence were received from Kirsten Hearn.

9. Declarations of interest

(Agenda item 2)

9.1 No declarations of interest were declared.

10. Minutes: Olympics / Paralympics sub-committee – 15 October 2009 (part 1)

(Agenda item 3)

10.1 Members agreed the minutes of the above meeting.

11. Chairs update

11.1 The Chair advised that Neil Johnson has withdrawn from membership of the Olympic Sub Committee. Further specific updates from the Chair on Olympic operational planning were sensitive in content and exempt.

Resolved – That the minutes of the Olympics / Paralympics Sub Committee (Part 1) held on 15 October 2009 be agreed and be signed as a correct record.

12. Exclusion of press and public

(Agenda item 5)

12.1 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, paragraph 3.

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

Part 2 - Summary of exempt items

13. Revised timetable for Olympics’ business case submission to the MPA

(Agenda item 6)

13.1. The Sub Committee received a report detailing the timeframes for circulation of Olympics business cases to the Sub Committee through to April 2010. Cdr Morris highlighted the complexities of the business cases, the reliance on receiving specifications from the Home Office and the timing of the Olympic Security Directorate Programme Boards as factors which contribute to a challenging schedule for the Sub Committee.

14. Business Case: Site and Venue Security (OSSU)

(Agenda item 8, dealt with prior to Item 7)

14.1. Jim Busby briefed the Sub Committee on the Olympic Site and Venue Security business case which seeks approval to gradually increase the policing support unit on the Olympic Park and the Control Zone in Stratford to reflect the growing complexity of the Olympic site as it is constructed and the need for increases in staffing to match the appropriate level of security for the appropriate time.

15. Business Case: Explosive Search Dogs

(Agenda item 7, dealt with after Item 8)

15.1. Andy Robinson briefed the Sub Committee on the Explosive Search Dogs business case which seeks approval to expand the MPS Dog Support Unit to meet Olympics demand. Andy Robinson indicated the business case addresses a national shortfall of search dogs required to address the enormous challenge of searching Olympic sites as well as other venues frequented by the large contingent of VIPs expected during Games Time.

16. Minutes: Olympics / Paralympics sub-committee – 15 October 2009 (part 2)

16.1 The minutes (Part 2) were agreed and be signed as a correct record.

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