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Minutes

Minutes of the meeting of the Professional Standards Cases Sub-committee held on 18 July 2011 at 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1H 0NY.

Present

Members

  • Reshard Auladin
  • James Cleverly
  • Chris Boothman
  • Tony Arbour
  • Joanne McCartney

MPS officers

DAC Mark Simmons (pro tem) and Carl Bussey attended for part of the proceedings

MPA officers

  • Catherine Crawford (Chief Executive)
  • Jane Harwood (Deputy Chief Executive)
  • Helen Sargeant (Solicitor)
  • Kalyanee Mendelsohn and Ashleigh Freeman (Professional Standards Officers)
  • John Crompton (Treasury Unit) and Annmarie Frenchum (Professional Standards, Unit Administrator)
  • Julie Norgrove (Director, Audit, Risk and Assurance) and Ken Gort (Head of Counter Fraud) attended for part of the proceedings.

1. Apologies for absence

(Agenda item 1)

1.1 An apology for absence was submitted on behalf of Valerie Brasse.

2. Declarations of interests

(Agenda item 2)

2.1 None were recorded.

3. Minutes of the meeting held 16 May 2011

(Agenda item 3)

3.1 The minutes of the abovementioned meetings were approved as a correct record.

Resolved – that the minutes of the meeting of 16 May 2011 (part 1) be agreed.

4. Update on pension forfeiture appeals

(Agenda item 4)

4.1 The Sub-Committee noted this report.

5. Update on the dip sampling of closed complaints

(Agenda item 5)

5.1 The Sub-Committee resolved to defer this item for its next meeting.

6. Oral report on access to electronic police databases

(Agenda item 6)

6.1 The Sub-Committee resolved to defer this item for its next meeting.

7. Annual report of the Professional Standards Cases Sub-Committee

(Agenda item 7)

7.1 The Sub-Committee resolved to defer this item to its next meeting.

8. Oral update on equalities issues

(Agenda item 8)

8.1 The Sub-Committee resolved to defer this item to its next meeting.

This meant that agenda items 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13 and 16 would be deferred so that these matters could be given proper consideration; item 15 will be delegated to apply for dispensation to IPCC; item 17 will be delegated to Chief Executive and the Chair; item 18 will be discussed.

9. Exclusion of press and public

(Agenda item 9)

9.1 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.

Part 2: Summary of exempt items

10. Annual report of the Professional Standards Cases Sub-Committee (Part 2)

(Agenda item 10)

10.1 Members resolved to defer this agenda item until its next meeting.

11. Urgent items

(Agenda item 11)

11.1 The Chair stated that two urgent items of business had been submitted to be considered in conjunction with agenda item 18. He therefore proposed that a number of Sub-Committee agenda items be deferred.

12. Police pensions regulations – application for forfeiture

(Agenda item 12)

12.1 Members resolved to defer this agenda item until its next meeting.

13. Police pensions regulations – application for a certificate of forfeiture

(Agenda item 13)

13.1 Members resolved to defer this agenda item until its next meeting.

14. Police Reform Act 2002 – allegations against an ACPO rank officer

(Agenda item 14)

14.1 Members resolved to defer this agenda item until its next meeting

15. Police Reform Act 2002 – allegations against an ACPO rank officer

(Agenda item 15)

15.1 Members resolved to delegate the decision to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Chair of the Sub-Committee.

16. Police Reform Act 2002 – allegations against an ACPO rank officer

(Agenda item 16)

16.1 Members resolved to defer this agenda item until its next meeting.

17. Police Reform Act 2002 – allegations against an ACPO rank officer

(Agenda item 17)

17.1 Members resolved to delegate the decision to the Chief Executive, which is to be made in consultation with the Chair of the Sub-Committee.

18. Police Reform Act 2002 – allegations against an ACPO rank officer

(Agenda item 18)

18.1 Joanne McCartney and Chris Boothman excluded themselves from consideration of this item and left the room prior to its being discussed. Members considered allegations concerning two ACPO officers and two former ACPO officers.

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