Reports from Equal Opportunities and Diversity Board sub-groups

Report: 11
Date: 25 September 2008
By: the Chief Executive

Summary

The purpose of this report is to provide members with an update on the work of the sub-groups to EODB. A further oral update may be provided at the meeting.

A. Recommendations

That Members note the report.

B. Supporting information

MPA Domestic Violence Board

1 The MPA Domestic Violence Board is responsible for effective monitoring, scrutiny and support of the MPS in its response to domestic violence on behalf of Equal Opportunities and Diversity Board (EODB).

2. The Domestic Violence Board met on 8th July 2008. It was the seventh meeting since the Board has been set up.

3. During the closed session the Board considered a paper on Project Umbra and update reports on the presentations given by Kensington & Chelsea and Camden at the previous meeting.

4. During the open sessions the Board heard reports on ‘Domestic Violence Arrest Rates & Cautions’ and ‘Domestic Violence and Child Protection’.

5. The next meeting of the Board will take place on 4th November 2008. The Borough Operational Command Units (BOCUs) of Bromley and Newham have been invited to report on their response to domestic violence.

6. This will conclude the second year of business for the Domestic Violence Board. A full annual report of the Boards progress and findings will be written in the Autumn/Winter of 2008.

C. Race and equality impact

1. The MPA’s work in relation to domestic violence contributes to the organisation’s legislative duties to eliminate discrimination, promote equality of opportunity and to promote good relations between people of different racial groups and genders.

2. Domestic violence constitutes a quarter of all violent crime and disproportionately affects women. While MPS performance, specifically in terms of sanction detections, is higher than it has been before, the MPA Domestic Violence Board supports and challenges the organisation at both borough and corporate support levels to continuously improve its response in relation to safety, victim care, child protection, risk assessment and management, and contributing to successful criminal justice outcomes.

D. Financial implications

Resources to service all sub-groups to EODB are met from the MPA’s budget.

E. Background papers

None

F. Contact details

Report author(s): John Crompton, committee Services, MPA

For more information contact:

MPA general: 020 7202 0202
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