Minutes - draft

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Minutes of the Planning, Performance & Review Committee of the Metropolitan Police Authority held on 14 July 2005 at 10 Dean Farrar Street, London, SW1H 0NY.

Present

Members

• Richard Sumray (Chair)
• Cindy Butts (Deputy Chair) (items 4 to 14)
• Richard Barnes
• Karim Murji
• Rachel Whittaker

MPA officers

• David Riddle (Deputy Clerk)
• Jane Owen (Head of Planning and Performance)
• Siobhan Coldwell (Head of Scrutiny and Review)
• Elizabeth Turner (Treasury)
• Ruth Hastings Iqball (Committee Officer)

MPS officers

• Mark Benbow (Det Chief Superintendent, Criminal Justice); (item 5 to 14)
• Richard Bryan (DAC, Planning and Performance) (item 10 to 14)
• Simon Foy (Commander, Directorate of Strategic Development)
• Alf Hitchcock (Cdr TPHQ), (item 5 to 14)
• Craig Mitchell (Supterintenedent, Territorial Policing) (item 5)
• Lawrence Morris (Senior Performance Management Advisor)
• Brian Paddick (DAC, TP)
• Sandra Starling (Inspector, Operation Emerald)

1. Apologies for absence

(Agenda item 1)

Apologies for absence were received from Reshard Auladin (member).

2. Declarations of interests

(Agenda item 2)

No declarations of interest were received.

3. Minutes: 12 May 2005

(Agenda item 3)

The Committee considered the minutes of the last committee meeting.

Resolved - That the minutes of the meeting held on 12 May 2005 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

4. Performance report - financial year April 2005 to May 2005

(Agenda item 4)

Members received a report providing an overview of performance for the period April to May 2005. Members asked about some of the data in the report. It was admitted that that the MPS should have planned for the ending of the street crime task forces, however new plans were now in place. Questions were also asked other methods of keeping crime down, such as targeting prolific offenders, citizenship schemes, visiting school and diversionary activity.

Resolved - That the report be noted.

5. Borough performance: 2004/05 financial year

(Agenda item 5)

This report followed the same format as the previous borough performance report, submitted to the committee in March 2005. It provided members with an overview of key volume crime indicators in each borough for the financial year 2004/2005 compared with 2003/2004. It was explained that peer group boroughs shared their good practice, which was also disseminated on the Operation Emerald website. Poorly performing boroughs were provided assistance by experienced teams of detectives. Members requested a report on the assistance given to boroughs that were not succeeding. The differences between the data provided and iQuanta data were noted.

Resolved - That the report be noted.

6. Robbery and street crime performance 2005/2006 financial year

(Agenda item 6)

Members received a report providing an overview of robbery and street crime performance for the current financial year, April 2005 to May 2005. Members were informed the difference between robbery and street crime, an offence not recognised by other police services. It was acknowledged that process of recording crime was bureaucratic. The issue had been raised with the Home Office.

Resolved - That the report be noted.

7. Specialist Operations management information

(Agenda item 7)

A report was received providing a summary of Specialist Operations Command performance against its objectives from February 2005 to March 2005.

Resolved - That the report be noted.

8. National Crime Recording Standards (oral update)

(Agenda item 8)

(This item was dealt with after item 12.) It was reported that the MPS was making progress, but there was still someway to go. The MPS and Audit Commission were looking at key processes to seek ways in which improvement could be made. A written report, with financial implications, was requested for the next meeting.

Resolved - That

1. the oral report be received; and
2. a written report, with financial implications, be received at the next Committee meeting.

9. Criminal justice update

(Agenda item 9)

A report was received providing an update on the work being carried out by the Department of Criminal Justice with the ultimate aim of bringing more offences to justice. Members were concerned that the increased effort in bring offenders to justice would put too much strain of the criminal justice system as a whole. It was noted that the government was aware of the need for courts to match the improvements made by the CPS and police. The Chair praised the work done by the MPS in this direction in the last two years.

Resolved - That the report be noted.

10. Operational Support policing - HMIC Best Value Inspection Report

(Agenda item 10)

A report was received containing a formal response to a recommendation made to the MPA in an HMIC inspection of the operational support policing service improvement review.

Resolved – the response to the recommendations in the review be noted

11. Operational Support Police Service Improvement Review – implementation report

(Agenda item 11)

Members received a report which provided the third update on the implementation of the 13 recommendations of the Operational Support Policing Service Improvement Review that were approved in December 2003 by the committee. In relation to recommendation 2 it was reported that a central operations desk was being set up.

Resolved – that progress in implementing the Operational Support Policing Service Improvement Review and the responses to the recommendations of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) Best Value Review Inspection Report be noted.

12. MPS rape performance briefing

(Agenda item 12)

Members received a report noting that the scrutiny report listed 38 recommendations in relation to rape investigation by the MPS. Of these, 33 are considered complete. A further report was requested in October when further work, requested by the Commissioner, was completed. It was also requested that this contain further information n the difficulties in countered in dealing with rape victims with learning difficulties or psychiatric problems.

Resolved - That a further report be received in October.

13. Planning Panel

(Agenda item 13)

It was agreed that pending the review of the committee structure the current membership of the Planning Panel be reappointed.

Resolved - That the current membership of the Planning Panel be reappointed.

14. Planning Performance and Review Committee annual report 2004-05

(Agenda item 14)

Members received the annual report for the Planning, Performance and Review Committee for the year July 2004 to March 2005.

Resolved – That the Committee agrees the draft annual report for PPRC for presentation to Full Authority.

The meeting ended at 2.55 p.m.

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