Best value review on consultation progress report

Report: 5
Date: 28 November 2000
By: Clerk and Commissioner

Summary

1. This report seeks the approval of the Consultation, Diversity and Outreach Committee for both the proposed consultation strategy and the recommendations set out in the Best Value Review of Consultation Report.

A. Supporting information

Background

2. The Best Value Review of Consultation has been undertaken by a joint team from the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) and Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). The review has been completed and the draft consultation strategy produced.

Current status

3. The draft best value review report has been circulated to officers and the Project Board for comments.

The following papers have all been prepared and are circulated as appendices to this report:

• Executive summary from the Draft Best Value Review of Consultation report (appendix 1)
• Draft Strategy (appendix 2)
• Draft PCCG model (appendix 3)
• Provisional Costing Paper (appendix 4)
• Implementation issues (appendix 5)

It should be noted that a fuller rationale for some of the recommendations in the draft Executive Summary will be provided before or at the meeting.

Future development of the best value report and strategy

4. The CDO will need to provide a report to the Full Authority for ratification of any key decisions made with regard to the Best Value Report and Consultation Strategy. In particular the budget implications will need to be assessed against other emerging priorities.

B. Recommendations

1. The recommendations in the executive summary of the draft BV Report are approved.
2. The draft Consultation Strategy be approved.
3. The draft PCCG model be noted.
4. The implementation issues be noted.
5. The costings should be noted.

C. Financial implications

From the provisional costings paper it will be seen that it is estimated that the consultation strategy will require £0.5 million per year additional direct expenditure. There will be offsetting opportunity costs.

Review arrangements

The implementation of the recommendations will be monitored by future meetings of this committee.

D. Background papers

None.

E. Contact details

The co-authors of this report are Anne Wheeler, MPS Project Manager and Sultan Taylor, MPA Team Leader.

For information contact:

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

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