Update on dip sampling of closed complaints and conduct matters

Report: 4
Date: 18 October 2010
By: Chief Executive

Summary

To update the Sub-committee as to the work of the Professional Standards Unit in moving forward the work on dip sampling of closed complaints and conduct files.

A. Recommendations

That

1. to note the contents of the report

B. Supporting information

1. The Sub-committee has been considering the dip sampling process in its earlier meetings this year. Members at the 29 July Sub-committee meeting advised that before commencing dip sampling of MPS closed complaint and conduct matters they would like to be aware of the quality assurance processes in place at the MPS as well as how the learning from these cases was disseminated throughout the MPS. To this end, the MPS a further report to this meeting sets out the MPS quality assurance processes for the Sub-Committee to consider.

2. In addition, officers of the Professional Standards Unit have:

2.1 Met with the Chair of this Sub-Committee and Deputy Chief Executive to agree the next steps;

2.2 Further to that meeting, met the Director of Professional Standards at the MPS to discuss dip sampling, and requested comments on the dip sampling protocol and simplified criteria in order to get an agreed process for this piece of work.

3. The simplified criteria is attached to this report. Comments on the protocol will be provided to Members when received.

4. Members are asked to provide views further to the report from the Director of Professional Standards as to the next steps in the dip sampling process.

C. Other organisational and community implications

Equality and Diversity Impact

1. An Equality Impact Assessment has been completed for this piece of work and identified relevant issues.

Met Forward

2. The content of this report has the potential to impact adversely on the following strands of Met Forward:

•  Met Connect – confidence in the MPS.
•  Met Standards – holding the Commissioner to account.

Financial Implications

3. There are no immediate financial implications arising from this report.

Legal Implications

4. Section 15 of the Police Reform Act 2002 requires the Authority to ensure that it is kept informed about complaints made against police officers.

Environmental Implications

5. There are no environmental implications arising from this report.

Risk Implications

6. There are no risk implications arising from this report.

D. Background papers

None

E. Contact details

Report authors: Helen Sargeant, Solicitor, MPA.

For more information contact:

MPA general: 020 7202 0202
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