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Report on the sub committees of the Strategic and Operational Policing Committee

Report: 6
Date: 1 July 2010
By: Chief Executive

Summary

This report contains a summary of reports received by the sub committees of the Strategic and Operational Policing Committee.

A. Recommendation

That Members receive this report.

B. Supporting information

1. At each meeting of the Strategic and Operational Policing Committee Members will receive a report on its sub committees instead of the minutes. Part 1 minutes will be available on the website, and exempt part 2 minutes are available to Members only, upon request.

2. This report covers the following meetings:

  • Olympic and Paralympic Sub-Committee on 19 April 2010 (paragraph 3) and 20 May 2010 (paragraph 4).
  • Professional Standards Cases Sub-Committee on 19 April 2010 (paragraph 5).
  • Counter-Terrorism and Protective Services Sub-Committee on 27 May 2010 (paragraph 6).

Olympic and Paralympic Sub-committee on 19 April 2010

3. Members present: Dee Doocey (Chair), Jennette Arnold, Chris Boothman, Toby Harris, Victoria Borwick, and Richard Tracey.

Update paper: international liaison unit

The Sub Committee was provided with an update paper to support the International Liaison Unit business case which proposes a single point of contact for Olympic and Paralympic policing enquiries from international police and security forces.

The Sub Committee approved the recommendations of the business case.

Business case: meeting demand (firearms)

The Sub Committee was briefed on the proposed national firearms specialist capability which will ensure the police have the capability to deal with any extreme incidents should they emerge during the Olympics and Paralympic Games.

The Sub Committee approved the recommendations of the business case.

Business case: site and venue security (advice)

The Sub Committee was briefed on the proposed Site and Venue Security (advice) business case which provides for officers to provide protective security and design advice, ranging from advice to architects designing the stadia to event promoters across 72 Olympic venues, necessary to ensure the full range of security and safety risks are address in site and venue planning.

The Sub Committee approved the recommendations of the business case.

Olympic and Paralympic Sub-committee on 20 May 2010

4. Members present: Dee Doocey (Chair), Chris Boothman, Toby Harris, Kirsten Hearn and Victoria Borwick.

Business case: provision of residential accommodation

The Sub Committee was briefed on the proposed Provision of Residential Accommodation business case, which seeks to provide accommodation, transportation and deployment arrangements to ensure the MPS police can mobilise resources at the right time and place in order to deliver the broad range of Olympics policing responsibilities.

The Sub Committee approved the recommendations of the business case subject to one minor wording change in recommendation one.

Verbal Presentation: human trafficking and the Olympics

An MPA officer presented a paper ‘Women’s Safety and the Policing of the 2012 Olympics’ to the Sub Committee.

The Sub Committee noted the paper and presentation.

Professional Standards Cases Sub-Committee on 19 April 2010

5. Members present: Tony Arbour, Chris Boothman, Valerie Brasse and James Cleverly (Vice Chair).

Revised statutory guidance from the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC)

The Sub Committee was advised that one of the main new requirements of the guidance is that the complaints and recording decisions taken by the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) are put onto the complaints database held by the MPS Directorate of Professional Standards that would replace a bespoke system in current use. This would provide the IPCC with a consistent data set.

The Sub Committee was concerned that the new guidance had the potential to dramatically increase the bureaucratic burden within the MPA and MPS. Resource implications will be reported to the Strategic and Operational Policing Committee. The Police Reform Act does not permit an appropriate authority to decline to record a complaint simply because it appears implausible, raising concerns that the recording of illegitimate reports could have an adverse impact on an officer’s career.

The system had to be able to distinguish between legitimate complaints and spurious complaints such as those made against officers who were not present or out of the country at the time of the alleged incident. The Sub Committee considered that in all such cases the allegations should be recorded and immediately investigated with the outcome of the investigation clearly and quickly recorded.

It was anticipated that the guidance would lead to an increase in the numbers of complaints recorded - it was essential that the Community Police & Engagement Groups are briefed.

Resolved – That

  1. Members note the report.
  2. A report on the community engagement aspects of the report to be submitted to the Community, Equalities and People Committee.
  3. The resource implications of implementing the guidance, including the costs of the data base merger, training and the allocation of staff would be reported to the Strategic and Operational Policing Committee.

Summary of exempt items

  • Police Pensions Regulations 1987 – Application for Forfeiture.
  • Allegations against a Senior Officer.
  • MPA Professional Standards Unit Update.

Counter-Terrorism and Protective Services on 27 May 2010

6. Members present: Toby Harris, Reshard Auladin and James Cleverly

Oral briefing on preparation for the a Mumbai style attack

Performance Update: Pursue

Members were updated on MPS performance in relation to delivery of the Pursue strand of the MPS Counter-Terrorism Strategy.

Specialist operations management information

Members noted an update on Specialist Operations performance against performance plan targets 2009/10 for the period February to March 2010.

Minutes

7. Copies of non-exempt reports and minutes from the Authority and its committees can be viewed on the MPA website or obtained from MPA Committee Services team.

C. Race and equality impact

There are no race and diversity impact issues directly arising from this report. Race and diversity impact is a standing item on reports submitted to committees and sub committees.

D. Financial implications

There are no financial implications directly arising from this report although there could be financial implications arising from items discussed by sub committees.

E. Legal implications

None given.

F. Background papers

None

G. Contact details

Report author: Thomas Foot, MPA

For information contact:

MPA general: 020 7202 0202
Media enquiries: 020 7202 0217/18

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