Minutes - draft

These minutes are draft and are to be agreed.

Minutes of the Olympics/Paralympics Sub-committee of the Metropolitan Police Authority held on 9 December 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)
• Ian Percival (Lead Accountant, OPC Team)
• Richard Morris (Commander, OPC)
• Andrew Ewing (Project Lead, ANPR)
• Neil Winterbourne (SO15)
• Steve Whatson (Director of Olympics ICT)
• and Seth Finkelstein (Reporting Manager, OPC)

43. Apologies for absence

(Agenda item 1)

43.1 No apologies were received.

44. Declarations of interests

(Agenda item 2)

44.1 No declarations of interest were received.

45. Minutes: Olympics / Paralympics Sub-committee - 4 November 2010 (PART 1)

(Agenda item 3)

45.1 Members agreed the minutes of the above meeting.

Resolved – That the minutes of the Olympics and Paralympics Sub-committee (Part 1) held on 4 November 2010 be agreed and be signed as a correct record.

46. Exclusion of press and public

(Agenda item 4)

46.1 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

47. Minutes: Olympics / Paralympics Sub-committee - 4 November 2010 (PART 2)

(Agenda item 5)

47.1 Members agreed the minutes of the above meeting.

Resolved – That the minutes of the Olympics and Paralympics Sub-committee (Part 2) held on 4 November 2010 be agreed and be signed as a correct record.

48. Chair’s update

(Agenda item 6)

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

49. Olympic Policing Coordination Status report update

(Agenda item 7)

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

50. Business case:: Identify and Disrupt (Automatic Number Plate Recognition)

(Agenda item 8)

50.1 Members were asked to approve a business case regarding Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), an established technology that allows vehicle registration marks to be read by cameras using pattern recognition software. Olympic ANPR will build on ‘business as usual’ capabilities to contribute to the mitigation of the threats to the Olympic Games from terrorism, serious and organised crime and public disorder.

Resolved – That the preferred option be approved.

51. Summary of next meeting’s business cases

(Agenda item 10)

51.1 The Sub-committee noted the report on the two business cases which will be presented to the Olympic and Paralympic Sub-committee at its next meeting on Thursday 20 January 2010.

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