Policing and Performance Plan 2004/05 - proposed objectives and selected targets and measures

Report: 4a
Date: 12 February 2004
By: Commissioner

Summary

The report sets out a number of proposed draft targets to be considered for inclusion in the 2004/05 Policing & Performance Plan.

A. Recommendations

That

1. the proposed amendments to the measures since full Authority be agreed;
2. members comment on the proposed draft targets and measures that will support the objectives in the plan; and
3. the proposed content and format of the final version of the policing plan be noted.

B. Supporting information

Objectives

1. The objectives and measures that will support the corporate priorities in the 2004/05 policing plan were agreed at January’s full authority meeting Appendix 1 subject to a few points for further consideration.

2. Following January’s full authority meeting MPS Business Groups further visited Objectives 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9 and now propose revised wording for the following supporting measures:

Objective 1

• Number of quality intelligence reports submitted
• Number of Counter Terrorism Deployments

Objective 2

• To provide quality of response
• Once tasked attend suspected or actual terrorist scene within set target

Objective 4

• Number of drug trafficking organisations disrupted or dismantled
• Number of detections for supply offences in respect of Class A Drugs (under consideration)

Objective 5

• Value of assets recovered
• Number of organised criminal networks dismantled

Objective 8

• No. of arrest warrants outstanding
• Victim satisfaction

Objective 9

• Detection rate for rape
• Detection rate for homophobic crime
• Detection rate for racist crime
• Detection rate for domestic violence
• Percentage of victims of racist incidents satisfied
• Detection rate in allegations of interfamilial abuse
• Detection rate against suspects identified as a threat by the SCD5 intelligence unit
• Detection rate for murders investigated by SCD5 MITs

3. In addition to the recognised diversity themes, Objective 9 currently contains measures addressing Child Protection issues. The MPS proposes that the subject of Child Protection would be better served as;

1. Business Group Objective, or
2. separate corporate priority objective

4. For ease of reference, these proposed amendments have now been introduced into the matrix at Appendix 2.

Targets

5. The development of appropriate targets that relate to each objective has proved a challenging process. This is due to a number of factors including:

• The lack of baseline data required to put a target into context
• The need to establish definitions in new areas e.g. asset recovery
• The requirement to set targets that are consistent with the content of the National Policing Plan and the treasury led Public Service Agreement (PSA) targets
• Finding targets and measures that reflect what is trying to be achieved, rather than activities that are easily quantifiable
• The need to ensure that any targets and measures are set in the context of the MPS Strategic Plan

6. The targets provided at Appendix 2 are in draft. Members are provided with details of these draft proposed targets and also current performance or contextual background information to assist in their deliberations. Following deliberations by members, MPS Management Board will revisit these draft targets to discuss any emerging issues, and make their final proposals to the February Full Authority.

7. The MPS would like to draw members’ attention to the following points:

• Not all the objectives are easily ‘targettable’. The MPS does not consider it helpful to set inappropriate targets merely to create a ‘number to chase’, and doesn’t focus on the nature of the objective.
• The objectives in this paper are numbered for ease of reference, however, it is intended that all reference to numbered objectives will be removed from the final document
• There are a number of OBTJ (offences brought to justice) measures under development as part of the PPAF (police performance assessment framework). These will be developed in the coming months, and may eventually replace detection measures.

C. Equality and diversity implications

Development of the MPS’s approach to diversity is included within objective 9 at Appendix 1.

D. Financial implications

There are no specific financial implications arising from these proposals, although the development of the objectives and targets will determine in broad terms how the MPS proposes to use its resources in the coming year.

E. Background papers

None

F. Contact details

Report author: John Zlotnicki and Paul Wilson, Corporate Planning Group, MPS.

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