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Report 18 of the 11 Dec 03 meeting of the Planning, Performance & Review Committee and details the measures that have been undertaken to date on the implementation of the CDRP Scrutiny.
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Progress report on the implementation of the CDRP Scrutiny
Report: 18
Date: 11 December 2003
By: Clerk
Summary
The MPA Scrutiny into crime and disorder reduction partnerships made twelve recommendations for action by the Authority itself. This report details the measures that have been undertaken to date.
A. Recommendations
That the progress made in implementing the recommendations be noted.
B. Supporting information
1. The MPA Scrutiny focused on the MPS contribution and effectiveness in CDRPs across London and also considered how the MPA could best fulfil its own newly acquired responsibilities arising from the Police Reform Act which made police authorities ‘responsible authorities’ in CDRPs. Responsible authorities have the duty to jointly formulate and implement a strategy for the reduction of crime and disorder in each borough; with this in mind the Scrutiny made the following recommendations relating directly to the MPA.
| Recommendation 33: A team of MPA officers should be created. Its responsibilities would include supporting MPA link members’ involvement in CDRPs, assisting CDRPs in consulting with their communities, and collecting and disseminating examples of good practice across CDRPs. This unit should work closely with other pan-London agencies and help to address CDRP needs at a strategic level. | ||
| Key points | Actions | Position at 22 November |
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| CDRP team to support MPA members to be created. | Recruit 2 support officers and a Partnership Officer. | Complete – Partnership officer and two support officers began work on 3 November. |
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Review need to fill the 2 support officer posts still outstanding. |
Planned completion -June 2004 |
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| Recommendation 20: As part of its new statutory responsibility in CDRPs, the MPA should develop good practice case studies on CDRP structures to be distributed to all CDRPs in London. This task should be conducted jointly with the MPS corporate community safety and partnership unit. | ||
| Key points | Actions | Progress at 22 November |
| Distribute good practice case studies on CDRP structures. | MPA CDRP team to attend GoL training in CDRP self assessment process. | Complete. |
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MPA CDRP team to work with the MPS to research various CDRP structures from review of CDRP self assessments. |
Ongoing – support officers have started initial research. Planned completion – April 2004 |
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Produce report. |
Partnership Officer Officer. Planned completion – June 2004 |
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Circulate report. |
Partnership Officer. Planned completion – July 2004 |
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| Recommendation 21: As part of its new responsibility in CDRPs, the MPA should encourage each CDRP to have in place appropriate performance monitoring arrangements for its strategy. | ||
| Key points | Actions | Position at 22 November |
| CDRPs to have appropriate performance monitoring arrangements | Work with Audit Commission on data models and performance management for CDRPs. | MPA input complete. Awaits publication by Audit Commission. |
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MPA CDRP team to research the current arrangements for performance monitoring and analyse CDRP self assessment reports. |
Ongoing – support officers have started initial research. Planned completion – April 2004 |
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Highlight good practice. |
Planned completion –June 2004 |
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| Encourage minimum standards. | Ongoing thro’ MPA members and CDRP team. | |
| Recommendation 23: Each CDRP should find appropriate mechanisms for ensuring that the communities and key voluntary organisations are represented in the partnership. The MPA should assist in helping to fulfil this aim, including helping to identify appropriate community representatives. | ||
| Key points | Actions | Position at 22 November |
| Communities and key voluntary agencies to be represented on CDRPs. | MPA CDRP team to report on the current levels of representation. | Data already being captured by GOL/GLA with initial focus on BME representation started.
Planned completion – March 2004 |
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CDO Unit to highlight areas where membership can be improved to respond to diversity of communities. |
Awaits report. Planned completion –June 2004 |
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| Recommendation 25:The MPA should establish a process and publish timescales for CDRPs to show how local CDRP, force and national policing plans fit together. The MPA and MPS should be transparent to CDRPs in respect of how objectives are set and how these relate to local crime and disorder issues. | ||
| Key points | Actions | Position at 22 November |
| MPA to establish and publish the linkage between local CDRP, force and national policing plans, and explain the MPA/ MPS role in setting Londonwide objectives. | Link timing and rationale of CDRP strategy plans to BOCU, MPS and national policing plans. | Head of Planning leading on 2004/5 planning round.
Planned completion – February 2004 |
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Briefing note to MPA members to seek incorporation of explanation into CDRP Strategy documents. |
Awaits 2004/5 planning round. Planned completion –February 2004 |
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| Recommendation 26:The MPA policing plan should include a section on local anti-social behaviour and disorder and should encourage the setting of local targets in this area, within a corporate framework. | ||
| Key points | Actions | Position at 22 November |
| Anti-social behaviour and disorder to be included in Policing Plan (also now included in National Policing Plan) | Notification to MPA Head of Planning and to MPS Corporate Planning Unit for inclusion in plan. | Policing plan to be agreed by full MPA meeting.
Planned completion –February 2004. |
| Recommendation 27: The MPA should develop good practice consultation guidance for CDRPs to improve representative community consultation. | ||
| Key points | Actions | Position at 22 November |
| MPA to develop good practice consultation guidance | CDO Unit to: Identify and document drivers. | Planned completion –March 2004 |
| Develop and incorporate MPA response to HO report ‘Involving the Public’ and Safer Communities Green Paper. |
April 2004 |
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Liaison and consultation with partners and stakeholders. |
August 2004 |
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Identify good practice |
September 2004 |
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Guide drafted and published. |
December 2004 |
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| Recommendation 29: The number of funding streams should be reduced so that less time and effort is spent in completing numerous funding applications. Funding streams should be transparent, co-ordinated under one central government department and should give CDRPs enough flexibility to set their own initiatives under the funding and appropriate timescales. To facilitate long term planning, funding streams should have a minimum life of 5 years. The MPA supports the Home Office in its work to simplify the funding arrangements. | ||
| Key points | Actions | Position at 22 November |
| MPA to help enable the simplification of funding arrangements and work with the Home Office to simplify the process. | MPA have discussed with GoL. Finance Services have been with the Home Office to simplify funding. | Home Office working towards ‘single pot’ approach and have appointed an accountant to liaise with Treasury. Early indications are hopeful. MPA input complete pending Treasury decision. |
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CDRP team to advise on funding opportunities and access. |
Ongoing. |
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| Recommendation 31:The MPA should provide CDRPs with information on its overall roles and responsibilities. It should also ensure that all CDRPs and pan-London agencies understand the reasons for its involvement in CDRPs and how it will fulfill its statutory obligation. | ||
| Key points | Actions | Position at 22 November |
| MPA to provide CDRPs with information on its roles and responsibilities. Also ensure that rationale and means of discharging role is understood. | Letter sent to all local authority and borough commanders – May 2003. | Complete. |
| Joint letter from Lord Harris and Sir Robin Wales to leaders and CEOs of local authorities- - November 2003. | Complete. | |
| Day to day engagement with partners by members and CDRP team, outcome reflected in CDRP self assessment reports. | Ongoing. | |
| Recommendation 32:MPA members should sit on the board of their link CDRP(s). To ensure a consistent approach across London, the MPA should establish minimum standards relating to the MPA link members’ role on CDRPs. | ||
| Key points | Actions | Position at 22 November |
| Member participation and minimum standards for engagement. | Link members agreed and supported by nominated CDRP team member. | Complete. |
| All members seen by respective support officers. | Planned completion by –January 2004. | |
| Review of member support requirements. | By Partnerships Officer. Planned completion – February 2004 | |
| Attendance of MPA representation ensured thro’ CDRP team deputising. | Ongoing. | |
| Engagement at day-to-day level to be assured thro’ CDRP team. | Ongoing. | |
| Define standards using CDRP self-assessment template for Leadership and People. | Initial review by Partnerships Officer. Planned completion –February 2004 | |
| Recommendation 34: To avoid duplication, the MPA should ensure that it understands and takes account of other pan-London agencies’ roles in CDRPs when undertaking its new responsibilities. | ||
| Key points | Actions | Position at 22 November |
| MPA to understand and take account of otherpan-London agencies roles | CDRP Team attend meetings of:
MPA represented on London Crime Reduction Delivery Board. |
Ongoing. |
| Develop links with London First and Partnership in Policing. | Partnership Officer. Planned completion –May 2004. | |
| Recommendation 35: The MPA should ensure that the key agencies with an input in CDRPs at a pan-London level co-ordinate their actions and agree on a common way
forward. Key Points Actions Position at 22 November |
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| Key points | Actions | Position at 22 November |
| MPA to coordinate activity with partners | Regular meetings with GOL Crime Reduction Director and Advisers established. | Head of Policing and Partnerships.
Ongoing. |
| Audit of partnership working and specific MPA/MPA roles. | Head of Policing and Partnerships.
Planned completion – February 2004 |
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| Regular meetings with MPS ACPO Community Safety and Partnership lead. | Head of Policing and Partnerships Ongoing. | |
C. Equality and diversity implications
As noted in the body of the report, early work is being undertaken in relation to establish and increase the levels of black and minority ethnic involvement in crime and disorder reduction partnerships.
D. Financial implications
None arising from this report.
E. Background papers
- MPA CDRP Scrutiny
F. Contact details
Report author: Keith Dickinson, MPA.
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MPA general: 020 7202 0202
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