Minutes

Minutes of the meeting of the Professional Standards Cases Sub-committee of the Metropolitan Police Authority held on 13 September 2007 at 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1H 0NY.

Present

Members

• Reshard Auladin (Chair)
• Damien Hockney
• Aneeta Prem
• John Roberts
• Richard Sumray

MPA officers

• David Riddle (Deputy Chief Executive
• Deputy Clerk and Solicitor to the Authority)
• Clair Lister (Head of Professional Standards)
• Ruth Hastings Iqball (Committee Section)

Also in attendance: Neil Smith (Police Federation)

Part 1

14. Apologies for absence

(Agenda item 1)

No apologies were received.

15. Declarations of interests

(Agenda item 2)

Richard Sumray stated that he had met one of the complainants involved in agenda item 6. He therefore withdrew from the meeting for this item.

Resolved – That declarations of interest be received.

16. MINUTES OF THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS CASES SUB COMMITTEE (PART 1): 19 JULY 2007 AND 31 JULY 2007 (SPECIAL MEETING)

(Agenda item 2)

RESOLVED - That the minutes of the Professional Standards Cases Sub Committee (Part 1): 19 July 2007 and 31 July 2007 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

17. Exclusion of press and public

(Agenda item 3)

A resolution was put to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the remaining agenda item as it would be likely to disclose exempt information as described in Part 1, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

Resolved – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the remaining agenda items.

Summary of item in Part 2

18. MINUTES OF THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS CASES SUB COMMITTEE (PART 2): 19 JULY 2007 AND 21 JULY 2007 (SPECIAL MEETING)

(Agenda item 4)

The minutes of the Professional Standards Cases Sub Committee (Part 2): 19 July 2007 and 21 July 2007 were confirmed and signed as a correct record.

19. POLICE PENSIONS REGULATIONS 1987 - APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE

(Agenda item 5)

It was agreed that an application should be made to the Home Secretary for a Certificate of Forfeiture.

20. POLICE REFORM ACT 2002 - COMPLAINT AGAINST ACPO OFFICERS

(Agenda item 6)

It was agreed that the complaints made by the wife of a serving officer should be recorded and should be referred to the IPCC with a request that the IPCC should determine that no investigation was necessary into any of the complaints and alternatively that the IPCC grant a dispensation to allow the MPA to take no further action.

In relation to the allegations of conduct matters made by a serving officer, it was agreed that certain allegations should be recorded as conduct matters, and that all other allegations should not be recorded or further investigated. In the case of the recorded conduct matters, it was agreed that they should be referred to the IPCC with a request for the IPCC to determine that no further investigation was necessary (apart from two allegations where a limited investigation appeared proportionate)

21. POLICE REFORM ACT 2002 - COMPLAINT AGAINST ACPO OFFICER

(Agenda item 7)

It was agreed that the complaint be recorded and no further action be taken to investigate the complaint.

Meeting ended at 1.00 pm

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