Metropolitan Police Authority Full Authority Meeting

08/02
23 January 2002

There will be a meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority on Thursday 24 January 2002 at 10.00am in Romney House, 43 Marsham Street, SW1. The meeting is open to members of the public and press.

The Virdi Inquiry Report, published earlier this month, is on the agenda for members to consider two outstanding issues. Firstly, that the Virdi Inquiry Panel wishes to reconvene to take oral evidence from P/S Virdi once all legal proceedings related to the case are concluded, and secondly, that the MPA’s Professional Standards and Performance Monitoring Committee should lead on monitoring progress against an action plan to take forward the recommendations of the report.

Toby Harris, Chair of the MPA said:

“There have been many developments and changes in the Met since the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Report and we want this to continue. There are undoubtedly significant lessons to be learnt from the Virdi Inquiry Report and how such matters should be better conducted in the future.

“The Authority views the Inquiry as an opportunity for the Met to establish the same principles of transparency and fairness for managing their own staff as they are seeking to apply in their dealings with the general public.”

Members will also be scrutinising the details of the Mayor’s proposals for the establishment of a Transport Policing Unit. This scheme is currently being piloted for two weeks on the 159 bus route and it is hoped that the presence of uniformed police officers and traffic wardens on the buses will help reduce the fear of crime and ensure the bus lanes on that route stay clear of illegally parked vehicles.

Other Items on the agenda include the proposed ministerial policing priorities for 2002/2003 and the Met’s policing and performance plan for 2002/2003. Catherine Crawford, the Clerk to the Authority, will update the meeting on the Police Reform Bill and The Commissioner, Sir John Stevens will give his regular verbal report on current operational policing issues in London.

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