Minutes - draft

These minutes are agreed.

Minutes of the Olympics/Paralympics Sub-committee of the Metropolitan Police Authority held on 4 February 2010 at 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1H 0NY.

Present

Members

• Dee Doocey (Chair)
• Jennette Arnold
• Toby Harris
• Richard Tracey
• Victoria Borwick
• Kirsten Hearn

MPA officers

• Bob Atkins (Treasurer)
• Siobhan Coldwell (Head of Policing Policy, Scrutiny & Oversight)
• Richard Hodge (Olympics Oversight Officer)
• James Bushell (Committee Support Officer)

MPS officers

• Chris Allison (AC, Central Operations, Olympics & Paralympics)
• Richard Morris (Cdr, Olympic Policing Co-ordination)
• Neil Sharp (Project Lead, National Olympic Co-ordination Centre)
• Steve Lancaster (Project Lead, Olympic Intelligence Centre)
• Philip Jordan (Project Lead, VIP Protection)
• Andy McKechnie (Project Lead, National Resource Requirement)
• Ian Percival (Lead Accountant, Olympic Policing Co-ordination)

26. Apologies for absence

(Agenda item 1)

26.1 Christopher Boothman was absent from the meeting.

27. Declarations of interest

(Agenda item 2)

27.1 No declarations of interest were declared.

28. Minutes: Olympics / Paralympics Sub-committee – 4 January 2010 (part 1)

(Agenda item 3)

28.1 Members agreed the minutes of the above meeting.

Resolved – That the minutes of the Olympics and Paralympics sub-committee (Part 1) held on 14 January 2010 be agreed and be signed as a correct record.

29. Exclusion of press and public

(Agenda item 4)

29.1 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.

Summary of exempt items

30. Minutes: Olympics / Paralympics Sub-committee – 4 January 2010 (part 2)

(Agenda item 5)

30.1 Members agreed the minutes (Part 2) of the above meeting as a correct record subject to one minor change to be addressed after the meeting.

Resolved – That the minutes of the Olympics and Paralympics sub-committee (Part 2) held on 4 January 2010 be agreed and be signed as a correct record after the meeting following one minor change.

31. Chair’s update

(Agenda item 6)

31.1 The Chair briefing the sub-committee on issues discussed at the recent Home Office Olympic Security Board meeting.

32. Business case: National Olympic Coordination Centre

(Agenda item 9 addressed at item 7)

32.2 The sub-committee was briefed on the Olympic Intelligence Centre which would provide a reception and dissemination point for all Olympics intelligence gathering.

32.3 The sub-committee approved the recommendations of the business case.

33. Olympic Policing Co-ordination - status report update

(Agenda item 7 addressed at item 8)

33.1 The sub-committee was briefed on Olympic policing activities and issues which had arisen since the last sub-committee meeting.

34. Business case: Olympic Intelligence Centre

(Agenda item 8 addressed at Item 9)

34.1 The sub-committee was briefed on the proposed National Olympic Coordination Centre which would oversee Games security on a national inter-agency level delivering intelligence led and risk based national prioritisation of security requirements.

34.2 The sub-committee approved the recommendations of the business case.

35. Business case: VIP protection

(Agenda item 10)

35.1 The sub-committee was briefed on the VIP Protection business case which addresses the UK’s obligation under International Conventions to provide protection to certain visiting public figures. These primarily include Heads of State, Heads of Government, visiting Royal Families and Foreign Ministers.

35.2 The sub-committee approved the recommendations of the business case.

36. Business case: National Resource Requirement

(Agenda item 11)

36.1 The sub-committee was briefed on the National Resource Requirement business case which seeks funding to create or expand existing policing planning teams to manage the extensive operational planning requirements for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

36.2 The sub-committee approved the recommendations of the business case.

37. Summary of business cases being presented to the MPA

(Agenda item 12)

37.1 This report summarised the business cases International Relations which will be presented to the Olympic and Paralympic sub-committee at its next meeting, Thursday 11 March 2010.

37.2 The sub-committee noted the report.

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