Outcomes of The MPA And MPS Consultation For The 2005/06 Policing Plan and Priorities

Report: 14
Date: 09 September 2004
By: Commissioner

Summary

The paper sets out the proposed planning process for production of 2005/6 policing and performance plan

A. Recommendations

Members are asked to agree the policing plan timeline (appendix 1) for production of the 2005/6 policing and performance plan.

B. Supporting information

Background

1. The purpose of this report is to provide members of the MPA with an insight and understanding of the key stages of the planning process for the policing and performance plan 2005/6. This year’s planning process involves a different approach in that the current process takes into account a number of recommendations from the (MPA) internal audit and the Audit Commission and in particular is intended to be compliant with the National Intelligence Model (NIM).

2. The key stages in the 2005/6 policing and performance planning process therefore will include a series of developing processes in our approach to planning.

• Alignment between Business Group planning, corporate planning and the National Intelligence Model (NIM) framework.
• Improved understanding of the roles and responsibilities of those involved in the corporate planning process
• Linking the business and financial planning cycles
• Early and improved engagement with the MPA
• Demonstrating how resources are allocated to corporate priorities
• Refined performance monitoring, including ownership of data collection and quality.

3. The timeline (appendix 1) illustrates the key phases in the 2005/6 planning process, these can briefly be summarised as;

Corporate Strategic Assessment

4. The results of the corporate strategic assessment (CSA) will be made available early September and will form the basis for further developing the control strategies around the current corporate priorities.

Consultation process

5. The MPS and MPA have worked together to consult a broad range of Londoners using a variety of techniques. The output from that consultation is consolidated in a separate report to this Committee.

Commissioner’s conference

6. The Commissioner’s conference in September is a pivotal forum in the planning cycle. This year’s conference to which MPA members have been invited will also focus on corporate governance and the development of the existing corporate control strategies. Planning for the conference is currently in progress and the MPS has arranged for emerging proposals to be discussed with the PPRC Chair before Conference.

Business Group planning process

7. Following the Commissioner’s conference in September, Business Groups will embark on a period of planning activity throughout October and November in order to determine how they will contribute resources to the corporate priorities. The conclusion of this activity in early December will produce a number of proposals around resource requirements and proposed extent of contributions. Following corporate analysis of these proposals in December, the first tentative performance targets will begin to take shape.

8. Throughout January, Business Groups will undertake the development of their Business Group control strategy and where applicable, bespoke target setting.

C. Race and equality impact

The planning process and outcomes will inevitably involve implications for race and diversity matters. These issues will be addressed through carefully planned and implemented early impact assessments designed to identify potentially unwarranted disproportionality issues. The development of these procedures will be brought to the appropriate MPA committee at the earliest opportunity.

D. Financial implications

There are no direct financial implications of this report.

E. Background papers

None

F. Contact details

Report authors: John Zlotnicki, Head of Corporate Planning, Ch Inspector Paul Wilson, Planning Production Manager

For more information contact:

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

Appendix 1

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