MPA Stop and Search Scrutiny - Implementation Panel Meeting

17/05
22 March 2005

The Metropolitan Police Authority Stop and Search Implementation Panel will hold a public meeting in Room 1 (ground floor), 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1 on Wednesday 23 March 2005, at 10:00am.

The meeting is open to members of the public and media.

The Panel oversees implementation of the recommendations of the MPA Scrutiny on Metropolitan Police Service Stop and Search Practice on behalf of the Equal Opportunities and Diversity Board (EODB).

This meeting of the panel will focus on training received by Metropolitan Police officers to enable them to conduct stop and search appropriately. The MPA Scrutiny made a number of recommendations to improve the training provided, in particular to improve how officers interact with Londoners when using this police practice. The MPS will update members on their response to these recommendations.

Notes to editors

1. The Metropolitan Police Authority ‘Report of the MPA Scrutiny on MPS Stop and Search Practice’, making 55 recommendations, was published in May 2004. The report is available on the MPA website

2. Stop and Search Scrutiny Implementation Panel:

Terms of reference

Purpose

• To lead implementation of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) Scrutiny on Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Stop and Search Practice on behalf of Equal Opportunities and Diversity Board (EODB)
• To scrutinise progress by the MPS against the 32 scrutiny recommendations for which they have responsibility on behalf of EODB
• To lead implementation of the 25 recommendations involving engagement with statutory and voluntary partners, on behalf of EODB

Accountability

• The panel is a sub-group of EODB and works on its behalf to lead implementation of the scrutiny recommendations
• The MPS will report to the panel on any aspect of its response to the scrutiny recommendations. Any issues which the panel cannot resolve will be referred to EODB for decision. The panel will report to EODB through written and verbal updates at committee.

Membership

MPA Members:

• Peter Herbert
• Damian Hockney
• Lynne Featherstone (Chair)
• John Roberts
• Karim Murji

Panel:

• The panel will hold public meetings monthly.
• Panel meetings will be structured to ensure part of each meeting will involve discussion with MPS colleagues and an external agency referenced in the scrutiny report.
• The panel will seek to involve witnesses to the scrutiny in order to track improvement

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