Policing and Best Value Performance Plan 2000/01

Report: 3
Date: 20 July 2000
By: Clerk

Summary

To note the MPS Policing and Best Value Performance Plan for 2000/01 as a document for monitoring the performance of the MPS.

A. Supporting information

1. Members will be aware that amalgamated Policing and Best Value Performance Plans for 2000/2001 have been produced by the Commissioner, following detailed discussions with the Metropolitan Police Committee, and approved by the Home Secretary. The combined plan was published on the Internet on 31 March 2000 and a hardcopy version (with updated performance information) was published and circulated to Members in June. A glossy ‘summary’ for the public will be published in July. These two documents are also designed to fulfil the statutory requirement on the Commissioner to produce an annual report.

2. The MPS has produced the plans in line with statutory requirements. In fact, the plans do not have any statutory basis as, at the time they were produced, the MPS was not subject to the relevant provisions of the Police Act 1996, nor was it (or the Home Secretary) a best value authority. The transitional provisions for brining into force the provisions of the GLA Act 1999 relating to the MPA did not include any provision for giving the plans statutory effect. The Home Secretary’s preference was rather that the 2000/2001 plans be offered to the MPA with the suggestion that the Authority use the policing plan as the basis on which to review performance in its first nine months. The MPA would make statutory plans in the normal way for 2001/2002. The GLA Act does, however, provide for the MPA to become Best Value authority from 3 July.

3. In light of the above the Chair of the Finance, Planning and Best Value Committee requested a workshop for all Authority Members to consider the MPS Policing and Best Value Performance Plan, and in particular the forward programme of best value reviews. The workshop was held on 10 July 2000. The non-statutory nature of the plan was discussed and Members at the workshop also noted that the MPS Mission, Vision and Value statements presented in the plan had implications beyond 2000/01.

B. Recommendations

That the Committee note the contents of the MPS Policing and Performance Plan 2000/2001and agree that it should be used principally as a basis for monitoring the performance of the MPS and to recommend this approach to the full Authority.

C. Financial implications

There are no direct financial implications.

D. Review arrangements

The Authority will be involved in both monitoring performance against the plan and developing the 2001/2002 plan (including the programme of best value reviews).

E. Background papers

The following is a statutory list of background papers (under the Local Government Act 1972 S.100 D) which disclose facts or matters on which the report is based and which have been relied on to a material extent in preparing this report. They are available on request to either the contact officer listed below or to the Clerk to the Police Authority at the address indicated on the agenda. MPS Policing and Performance Plan 2000/2001

None.

F. Contact details

The author of this report is Derrick Norton.

For information contact:

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

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