Minutes

Minutes of the Co-ordination and Policing Committee held on 6 January 2003 at 10 Dean Farrar Street, London, SW1H 0NY.

Present

Members

• Toby Harris (Chair)
• Cindy Butts
• Nicholas Long
• Richard Sumray
• Graham Tope
• Abdal Ullah
• Rachel Whittaker
• Cecile Wright

MPA officers

• Catherine Crawford (Clerk)
• Peter Martin (Treasurer)
• Simon Vile (Head of Secretariat)

MPS officers

• Ian Blair (Deputy Commissioner)
• Rose Fitzpatrick (Commander)

Part 1

63. Apologies for absence

(Agenda item 1)

Apologies for absence were received from Reshard Auladin, Richard Barnes, Elizabeth Howlett and R David Muir.

64. Declarations of interest

(Agenda item 2)

No interests were declared.

65. Minutes

(Agenda item 3)

The committee considered the minutes of its meeting held on 6 December 2002.

Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting of the Co-ordination and Policing Committee held on 6 December 2002 be agreed and signed as a correct record, subject to the inclusion of Cindy Butts’ apologies for absence.

66. Draft MPA/MPS Annual Report 2001/02

(Agenda item 4)

The committee considered a report by the Clerk seeking approval to the MPA annual report for the year 2001/02.

Members made a number of comments on the content of the report and the way the information was presented. These would be taken into account in the production of the final version.

Resolved

1. That approval be given to the MPA section of the MPA/MPS annual report 2001/02 attached at Appendix A to the report, subject to the amendments and additions suggested at the meeting; and
2. That the Clerk be authorised to make any subsequent editorial changes, in consultation with the Chair as necessary.

67. Facilitating easier contact with the MPS in non-urgent circumstances

(Agenda item 6)

The committee considered a report by the Commissioner and discussed the possible ways in which technology such as information kiosks could improve accessibility in non-urgent circumstances. The Mayor’s ‘safe travel home’ initiative might provide an opportunity for a joint development. It was noted, however, that the solution could not just be technology based – the MPS would have to have the capacity to deal with non-urgent calls and there would have to be continuing public education about the role of the 999 service. It was essential that whatever was done did not interfere with the implementation of the C3i project.

The MPS would continue to look at possible ways of facilitating improved contact, most probably in partnership with other organisations such as local authorities. It was, therefore,

Resolved - That a further report be made in six months time on discussions with partner organisations and possible developments, together with a progress report on the provision of police boxes in Haringey.

68. MPS response to the report of the Policing Bureaucracy Taskforce

(Agenda item 7)

The committee considered a report by the Commissioner providing an MPS view on the recently published Policing Bureaucracy Taskforce report.

Members welcomed the report but commented that the information about the 52 change proposals was too condensed for members to be able to understand the issues. It would be helpful to have some more information, particularly on those issues where the MPA was in a position to make a contribution.

Resolved – That the Planning, Performance and Review Committee should be responsible for considering and deciding the basis on which these issues should be progressed and what role the MPA could play in monitoring progress.

69. Role of the Marine Support Unit

(Agenda item 8)

The committee noted a report by the Commissioner which outlined the role of this unit in supporting the priorities and policing objectives of the MPS.

70. Co-opted members and standing orders change

(Agenda item 9)

The committee considered a report by the Clerk and

Resolved

1. that the co-options to the Consultation Committee be confirmed as set out in the report, on the basis shown in paragraph 2 of the report; and
2. that the full Authority be recommended to approve an addition to Standing Orders clarifying members’ ability to place items on Authority or committee agendas, as set out in paragraph 6 of the report.

71. Members’ allowances and expenses 2001/02

(Agenda item 10)

The committee considered a report by the Clerk setting out payments made to Authority members in respect of allowances and expenses in the financial year 2001/02. In introducing the report the Clerk commented that there were some inaccuracies in the details of expenses paid to members – a revised version of the report would be circulated to members in due course. In future every effort would be made to produce these reports sooner after the conclusion of the financial year. Some refinements would also be introduced to give more information about expenses paid to members.

The committee noted the report.

The meeting ended at 12.15 p.m.

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