Corporate performance report: financial year to date April - December 2007

Report: 9
Date: 14 February 2008
By: Director of Strategy Modernisation and Performance on behalf of the Commissioner

Summary

This report provides an overview of MPS performance for the financial year to date 2007/08 (covering the period April – December)

• An overview of performance with respect to the critical 12 high level indicators
• Further information on performance with respect to other indicators and targets

Appendix 1 – Summary of MPS performance

Appendix 2 - 2007/08 Policing Plan critical 12 target & indicator figures including iQuanta rankings and brief comments

Appendix 3 – Summary of other 2007/08 figures in the policing plan, with comments where applicable

A. Recommendation

That Members note the report.

B. Supporting information

Members are referred to Appendices 1, 2, & 3

C. Race and equality impact

Implications of performance against individual targets are considered in in-depth performance reports throughout the year. This report notes exceptions in strategic disproportional indicators where applicable.

D. Financial implications

The content of this report raises no additional financial implications beyond forecasts and estimates previously presented to the authority.

E. Background papers

None

F. Contact details

Report author: Ann Lieu, Higher Performance Analyst, Corporate Performance Analysis Unit, Performance Directorate, MPS

For more information contact:

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

Appendix 1

Introduction

The report begins with a summary of performance against the “critical 12”, the major indicators the MPS is to be monitored against in the Policing Plan (Appendix 2). Appendix 3 is a report of all of the other targets and Statutory Performance Indicators (SPIs) on which the MPS is monitored.

The information compares the target with the performance during the performance year to date (PYTD) and the rolling 12 months where this is available. The rolling 12 months figure balances the PYTD data, as it is not distorted by seasonal factors. Performance against target is shown as a traffic light.

The Home Office iQuanta rankings (1 = best and 5 = worst) are now included where relevant. The MPS is compared against its Most Similar Forces (MSF) - Greater Manchester, Merseyside, West Midlands and West Yorkshire.

Performance: April – December 2007

For the sixth consecutive year, crime is falling in London, and detection rates are rising. Overall, crime for the year to date (April to Dec) is at a ten year low.

The MPS is on target for eight of the twelve critical indicators, notably on crime reduction, criminal network disruption, crime investigation and bringing offences to justice.

Confidence in local policing, according to the British Crime Survey, has risen for the third consecutive annual period and now stands at 56%, making the MPS the best performing force in its MSF group. Additionally, the Q3 survey data has been released for the Crime Victims and Public Attitudes Surveys.

While the MPS is achieving over half of the critical 12 targets set by the MPA, some remain challenging:

• Victim satisfaction, both overall and the gap between white and BME users remains below target, according to the Q1-3 data. These targets are now unlikely to be met.
• Gun enabled crime remains above last year’s levels – this should, however be taken in context with the long-term picture, where this year’s total is the second lowest in the last seven years.

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