Metropolitan Police Authority – January meeting

07/07
22 January 2007

A meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) will be held in meeting room 1 (ground floor), 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1 on Thursday 25 January 2007 at 10.00 a.m.

The MPA and Metropolitan Police Service are working on the Annual Policing Plan with objectives, measures and targets that underpin the operational corporate priorities for 2007/2008.

Talking about the annual planning process Len Duvall, chair of the MPA, said:

“The 2007/08 business planning process required every business group within the Met to write a business plan that outlined their main activities and demonstrated how these supported the corporate strategic priorities and outcomes. They were also expected to align their financial and human resources to their delivery plan to ensure there is a direct and transparent link between activity and outcome.

“One of the outputs of this planning process is the three year corporate business plan, which outlines what the we plan to deliver in support of the priorities, together with the resources required. This includes a high-level 2007/08 delivery plan.

“Working together, the Authority and the Met have already agreed that last year’s strategic priorities will remain the same for 2007/08: Citizen Focus; counter terrorism, security and protection; Safer Neighbourhoods; criminal networks; capital city policing; information quality and access; and the Together agenda.

“The Authority will be revising the operational objectives, measures and targets for 2007/08 to reflect progress made in the last year and the need for improvements in performance and service delivery.”

Other items on the agenda include:

• 2007/08 budget submission – bridging the gap, including a paper on the role of Police Community Support Officers in the MPS;
• C3i/Airwave;
• progress on MPS E-crime strategy;
• Corporate Manslaughter Bill; and
• External audit annual letter 2005/06.

The Authority will hear a question from a member of the public, Mr Michael Patten: has an Environmental Impact Assessment been carried out in relation to the proposal to build a 30 cell custody unit plus Crown Prosecution Service facilities at Teddington Police Station. Catherine Crawford, Chief Executive and Clerk to the MPA will give the Authority’s response at the meeting.

Commissioner Sir Ian Blair will give an update on operational policing issues in London and present a written performance report.

Please note: the Commissioner’s update will take place as near to 12:00 as possible, discussion permitting.

Notes to editors

1. The committee papers for this meeting can be found at:
   www.mpa.gov.uk/committees/mpa/2007/070125/default.htm
2. Confidential anti-terrorist hotline: 0800 789 321
3. Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111

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