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Report 5 of the 12 Feb 04 meeting of the Planning, Performance & Review Committee and updates the MPS action plan previously submitted in December 2004 responding to the District Audit report and recommendations on the 2002/03 Policing and Performance Plan.

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2002/2003 policing plan audit update

Report: 5
Date: 12 February 2004
By: Commissioner

Summary

This report updates the MPS action plan previously submitted in December 2003 responding to the District Audit report and recommendations on the 2002/03 Policing and Performance Plan. It provides the basis for the MPA to make a comprehensive and closing response to the audit report.

A. Recommendations

That members agree the MPS action plan provides the basis for the Authority’s formal response to the District Audit report.

B. Supporting information

1. District Audit issued their statutory report in December 2002 on the Authority’s 2002/03 Policing and Performance Plan. The MPS compiled an action plan to address the nine recommendations contained in the report, which was considered by members at the May meeting of the Planning Performance and Review Committee (PPRC). The PPRC was provided with an update on progress on 11 December 2003.

2. At Appendix 1 is a copy of the updated action plan. The action plan describes updated activities on recommendations 1,2,4,5 & 6.

3. In particular, on recommendation 2 in relation to allocating resources to objectives, the MPS has developed improved business planning and is anticipating longer-term benefits of this approach. The 2004/05 policing and performance plan incorporates a more inclusive representation of MPS activities and a hierarchical set of objectives. In future years this process will drive the corporate resource allocation process and will link budgets and costs to targets and performance management.

Continuous improvement

4. The updated action plan provides the Authority with a comprehensive response to the District Audit recommendations on the 2002/03 policing and performance plan. However, the MPS and the Authority are committed to integrating best value principles into day-to-day processes to ensure that managers are adopting an effective approach to continuous improvement. The service improvement programme is changing emphasis towards reviews that have a narrower definition and potentially much shorter timescales for completion.

C. Equality and diversity implications

None.

D. Financial implications

No direct implications.

E. Background papers

  • PPRC report 11 December 2003

F. Contact details

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

For more information contact:

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

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