Minutes

Minutes of the Co-ordination and Policing Committee held on 2 May 2003 at 10 Dean Farrar Street, London, SW1H 0NY.

Present

Members

• Richard Barnes (Chair)
• Reshard Auladin
• Elizabeth Howlett
• Nicholas Long
• Rachel Whittaker
• Cecile Wright

Also present: Sir John Quinton.

MPA officers

• Catherine Crawford (Clerk)
• David Riddle (Deputy Clerk)
• Ken Hunt (Deputy Treasurer)
• Nick Baker (Head of Committee Services)

MPS officers

• Ian Blair (Deputy Commissioner)
• Carole Howlett (Chief of Staff)
• Rose Fitzpatrick (Commander)
• Terry Price (Head of Corporate Finance)

Part 1

112. Apologies for absence and opening comments

(Agenda item 1)

Apologies for absence were received from Toby Harris (Chair), R David Muir, and Graham Tope.

It was agreed in the absence of the Chair, that Richard Barnes (Deputy Chair) take the Chair for the meeting.

Members welcomed David Riddle the new Deputy Clerk to the meeting.

113. Declarations of interest

(Agenda item 2)

No interests were declared.

114. Minutes

(Agenda item 3)

Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting of the Co-ordination and Policing Committee held on 4 April 2003 be agreed and signed as a correct record.

Arising from minute 110 - Introduction of the Taser as a less lethal option, it was agreed that a report be presented to the full Authority on the methodology of the trial of the taser and on how it will be introduced and presented to the public.

115. MPA Annual Report and publication of the Policing Plan

(Agenda item 4)

The Committee received a report that sought members’ preference for arrangements for the publication of a best value performance plan summary for 2003/04.

Following a brief discussion, members supported option 2 (join in with GLA summary and ask for inclusion of performance information) as outlined in the report.

Resolved – That option 2 as outlined in the report be agreed for publication of a summary of the 2003/04 policing plan.

116. Governance arrangements for C3i

(Agenda item 5)

Members considered a report that outlined the arrangements for the C3i programme, including the establishment of an MPA C3i Oversight Group

Members agreed the membership of the Group, including the appointment of a Chair and the functions the group would exercise on behalf of the Authority. It was noted that recommendations made by the group would be reported to this Committee and that the full Authority would receive quarterly progress reports on C3i issues.

Resolved - That

1. the membership of the MPA C3i Oversight Group be Richard Barnes (Chair), Reshard Auladin, Nicholas Long, Rachel Whittaker, the Clerk and Treasurer;
2. the functions of the group to be exercised on behalf of the Authority be those as outlined in the report; and
3. the full Authority receive quarterly progress reports on C3i issues.

117. Official visit to Albania

(Agenda item 6)

Members received a report that sought approval for the Deputy Chair, Richard Barnes to accept an invitation from the MPS and the National Criminal Intelligence Service to join a delegation from those organisations on a visit to Albania.

Resolved - That approval be given to Richard Barnes, Deputy Chair of the Authority visiting Albania as outlined in the report.

118. Any other business which the Chair accepts on the grounds of urgency

(Agenda item 7)

Members received a oral update on the policing of Mayday, which had been a successful policing operation.

The Deputy Commissioner agreed to send to Cecile Wright details of the policing operation at the forthcoming demonstration on cannabis.

119. Exclusion of the press and public

(Agenda item 8)

A resolution was put to exclude the press and public from the meeting during item 9 as it was likely to disclose exempt information as described in Schedule 12(a) (1) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

Resolved – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during discussion of agenda item 9.

120. financial support for court cases

(Agenda item 9)

The Committee considered two requests for financial assistance for two court cases.

Resolved – That

1. approval be given up to a limit of £40,000 in the first case; and
2. approval be given up to a limit of £6,000 in the second case.

The meeting ended at 11.25 a.m.

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