MPA appoints new Community Consultation Co-ordinators

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5 December 2002

Community Consultation Co-ordinators (CCCs) have been appointed by the Metropolitan Police Authority to facilitate more comprehensive borough-based consultation with London’s communities.

Two full-time CCCs have been appointed to Hackney and Kensington and Chelsea, whilst a third temporary appointment (ending in January 2003) has been made to Greenwich to map-out consultation arrangements in the borough.

Cindy Butts, Chair of the MPA’s Consultation Committee, said:

“The overall aim of the CCC programme is to help the MPA achieve a more effective consultation process, developing and co-ordinating support to existing local consultation mechanisms in order to inform our decisions.

“Developing new ways of engaging local communities in policing issues is a two-way street. Not only will the programme help the MPA to identify Londoners’ anxieties, but in tandem the public will gain a greater understanding of the development and implementation of policing activities and priorities.

“The Authority is committed to ensuring that the real concerns of Londoners are reflected in our planning and policy directives.”

In both Hackney and Kensington and Chelsea project steering groups have been convened, comprising local stakeholders, including police, local authority and police community consultative group representatives, to support and develop the work of the CCCs and ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of the roles.

Notes to editors

The Metropolitan Police Authority took over the responsibility for the Metropolitan Police Service on 3 July 2000. Its duties include securing an effective and efficient police service for the Metropolitan Police District and securing Best Value - ensuring continuous improvement of London's policing services; consulting the people of London to find out their views about policing in the capital and taking account of these views when setting objectives.

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