Policing and performance plan 2001/02

Report: 6
Date: 19 December 2000
By: Commissioner

Summary

Further work has taken place to develop the MPA's 2001/02 Policing and Performance plan since the Finance, Planning and Best Value Committee discussed the emerging priorities at its meeting in November. Members are asked to note the progress made and future development plans, as detailed in this paper.

A. Supporting information

Background

1. At its meeting in November, members considered the MPA's priorities for 2001/02 and proposed some modifications to the emerging list. This modified list was subsequently circulated by Lord Harris to the Home Secretary and key London opinion formers (e.g. London MPs, chairs of PCCGs, Chief Executives of London Boroughs and selected voluntary groups) for information. The list is being debated at the Full Authority meeting on 14 December, and issues raised are contained in the supplementary paper being presented at the same meeting.

2. This paper updates members on the further development of the Policing and Performance Plan 2001/02. In producing the plan itself, preliminary guidance from the Home Office is currently being used to structure its expected contents. The guidance should be confirmed by the end of December.

Plan production timescale

3. Notwithstanding any changes that may be made by the Full Authority, the provisional priorities are currently being developed into a set of SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-based) objectives. Decisions on appropriate accompanying Performance Indicators and targets can be taken once the objectives themselves have been confirmed. The outline decision timetable for producing the plan is shown in Appendix 1.

4. Appendix 1 illustrates that the plan production timescale has to work around a number of MPS/MPA/GLA meeting dates. The role of the Oversight panel - set up by the FPBV Committee to progress preparation of the Policing and Performance plan - will become crucial in providing guidance to the plan writers outside of the formal Committee timetable.

Plan content and format

5. The plan itself will comprise three elements: the Best Value Performance Plan, the Policing Plan and the Efficiency Plan. Preliminary guidance has been received from the Home Office on its statutory contents. Appendix 2 shows the current guidance and the plan contents through which it is intended to adhere to the guidance. Appendix 2 also shows the dates by which each plan section will be available.

6. Two types of document will be produced:

• a formal plan, which will meet all of the statutory requirements outlined in Appendix 2. This plan will not be published as a hard copy glossy, but will be available as a reference document on the Internet. A limited number of (paper) hard copies will be available in police stations and libraries;
• a summary document, which engages the public and is a fair and accurate reflection of the full document above. (The GLA family would like to publish a joint summary document, comprising the plan summaries of all authorities. Discussions are underway with the GLA on the feasibility of a joint approach and whether it will meet the needs of the MPA).

B. Recommendations

1. That the Committee notes the progress being made in development of the MPA's Policing and Performance plan 2001/02.
2. That the Committee notes the timetable for production of the plan.

C. Financial implications

The decision on priorities affects the distribution of resources within the MPS. However, the precise numbers involved cannot be quantified until the priorities have been developed further into a set of SMART objectives. In particular, the targets agreed for the objectives will influence the amount of resources needing to be devoted to their achievement.

D. Review arrangements

The FPBV Committee will receive a draft plan at its meeting on 16 January. After implementing any necessary amendments, the full authority will be asked to agree the draft at its meeting on 8 February. In between formal meeting dates, the Oversight panel will provide guidance to the joint MPA/MPS team working on plan production.

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 above or to the Clerk to the Police Authority at the address indicated on the agenda.

• 19 September Finance Planning and Best Value Committee report 7 - Arrangements for the Annual Planning Process [FPBV/00/20]
• 17 October Finance Planning and Best Value Committee report 9 - Initial Views on MPA priorities 2001/02. [FPBV0035]
• 21 November Finance Planning and Best Value Committee report 8 - Emerging priorities for 2001/02. [FPBV0053]

F. Contact details

The author of this report is Sarah Hedgcock from the MPS Corporate Development Group.

For information contact:

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

Appendix 1: Decision points in development of the 2001/02 Policing and Performance plan

Appendix 2: Plan elements and intended contents

Note:
Final guidance from the Home Office on statutory plan contents is awaited. The table below is correct as at 8/12/2000.

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