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Report 10 of the 27 September 2007 meeting of the Co-ordination and Policing Committee and presents for members’ approval the proposed terms of reference for the forthcoming MPA scrutiny: ‘Young people and the MPS’.

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MPA scrutiny - young people and the MPS

Report: 10
Date: 27 September 2007
By: Chief Executive

Summary

This report presents for members’ approval the proposed terms of reference for the forthcoming MPA scrutiny: ‘Young people and the MPS’.

A. Recommendations

That members approve the proposed terms of reference for the forthcoming MPA scrutiny: ‘Young people and the MPS’ as set out in Appendix 1.

B. Supporting information

1. The Co-ordination and Policing Committee agreed at its meeting on 7 June 2007 that the MPA should conduct a scrutiny into ‘Young people and the MPS’.

2. Appendix 1 details the proposed terms of reference for this scrutiny, including the following sections:

  • Introduction
  • Definition
  • Focus
  • Themes
  • Exclusions
  • Background
  • Objectives
  • Approach
  • Principles
  • Steering group
  • Reference group
  • Scrutiny team
  • Plan
  • Annex A: Initial reading lists
  • Annex B: List of acronyms and abbreviations

C. Race and equality impact

1. In undertaking this scrutiny the MPA recognises that there is a wide diversity within London’s population of young people. There is also an awareness that policing policy and practice can impact disproportionately on particular sections of the youth population, and that to date some sections of London’s young population have been inadequately engaged by both the MPS and MPA.

2. Recognising this, a full, formal Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) has been commissioned internally for this scrutiny, which will provide recommendations on whether particular emphases and adjustments are required. This EIA will be completed – and its recommendations incorporated into the scrutiny plan – before any scrutiny activity commences.

3. The scrutiny will be guided and supported by a reference group of young people and shaped and directed by a steering group of adults. The membership of the reference group will reflect the wide diversity of London’s population of young people. An important task for both groups will be to ensure that proposed consultation methods are accessible and that they meet the requirements of the EIA.

D. Financial implications

Staffing and financial resources to deliver this scrutiny have been identified within the existing MPA Oversight & Review Unit personnel and budget allocations.

E. Background papers

  • ‘MPA Scrutiny Programme’, 7 June 2007, Co-ordination and Policing Committee

F. Contact details

Report author: Andy Hull and Hamera Asfa Davey, MPA.

For more information contact:

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

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