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Minutes

Minutes of the Olympics/Paralympics Sub-committee of the Metropolitan Police Authority held on 16 September 2010 at 10 Dean Farrar Street, London, SW1H 0NY.

Present

Members:

  • Dee Doocey
  • Jennette Arnold
  • Chris Boothman
  • Kirsten Hearn
  • Toby Harris
  • Victoria Borwick

MPA Officers:

  • Bob Atkins (Treasurer)
  • Siobhan Coldwell (Head of Policing Policy, Scrutiny & Oversight)

MPS Officers:

  • Chris Allison (Assistant Commissioner, CO)
  • Richard Morris (Commander, Olympic Policing Co-ordination Team)
  • Ian Percival (Lead Accountant, OPC Team)
  • Peter Goulding (Programme Manager, DoI1)
  • Kevin Taylor (Head of Olympic Communications Projects, DoI6)
  • Judith Beehag-Fisher (Chief Inspector, Commissioning Manager OPC Team)
  • Seth Finkelstein (Reporting Manager, OPC Team)

External invitees: Andy Nicholls, Jon Guest and Richard Rutter (British Waterways)

14. Apologies for absence

(Agenda item 1)

14.1 No apologies were received.

15. Declarations of interests

(Agenda item 2)

15.1 Toby Harris declared an interest in relation to agenda item 9 as an advisor to Airwave.

16. Minutes: Olympics / Paralympics Sub-committee – 14 July 2010 (Part 1)

(Agenda item 3)

16.1 Members agreed the minutes of the above meeting subject to one amendment being recorded within the exempt minutes of this meeting.

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

17. Exclusion of press and public

(Agenda item 4)

17.1 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

18. Presentation from British Airways

18.1 Members discussed a presentation from British Waterways regarding access to and security of waterways during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

19. Minutes: Olympics / Paralympics Sub-committee – 14 July 2010 (Part 2)

(Agenda item 6)

19.1 Members agreed the minutes of the above meeting.

Resolved – That the minutes of the Olympics and Paralympics Sub-committee (Part 2) held on 14 July 2010 be agreed and be signed as a correct record.

20. Chair’s update

20.1 The Chair briefed the Sub-committee on Olympics policing and security related issues.

21. Olympic Policing coordination status report update

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

22. Business case: Airwave

22.1 Members discussed a business case detailing the delivery of police radio services during the Olympics.

Resolved – That the business case be noted.

23. Summary of next meeting’s business cases

23.1 The Sub-committee noted the report on the one business case which will be presented to the Olympic and Paralympic Sub-committee at its next meeting on Thursday 7 October 2010.

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