Agenda and minutes
Police and Crime Committee - Thursday 30 January 2014 10.00 am

1.1   Apologies for absence were received Roger Evans and from Victoria Borwick AM for whom Andrew Boff AM sat as substitute Member.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  John Johnson, [email protected] 020 7983 4926

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, as disclosable pecuniary interests;

(b)   Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any disclosable pecuniary interests in specific items listed on the agenda and the necessary action taken by the Member(s) regarding withdrawal following such declaration(s); and

(c)   Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any other interests deemed to be relevant (including any interests arising from gifts and hospitality received which are not at the time of the meeting reflected on the Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality, and noting also the advice from the GLA’s Monitoring Officer set out at Agenda Item 2) and any necessary action taken by the Member(s) following such declaration(s).

2.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

2.2  Resolved:

That the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Police and Crime Committee held on 19 December 2013 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Police and Crime Committee held on 19 December 2013 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Claire Hamilton, [email protected] 020 7983 5845

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note, as background to the question and answer session with the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime and the Deputy Commissioner, the monthly report from MOPAC as attached at Appendix 1 to the report;

(b)  Note the answers given by the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime and the Deputy Commissioner to the questions asked by Members.

4.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat, as background to putting questions to the following guests:

·  Stephen Greenhalgh, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime;

·  Craig Mackey, Deputy Commissioner, MPS;

·  Mark Rowley, Assistant Commissioner, MPS; and

·  Dave Martin, Commander, MPS.

4.2  A copy of the transcript is attached at Appendix 1.

4.3  The Committee noted that a power-point presentation on Water Cannon, as previously given to Members of the Committee by AC Rowley, would be published on the Met’s website.  During discussion, the  MPS also agreed to provide the Committee with:

·  A copy of the letter from the Minister for Policing to the MPS in November 2013 on the subject of Water Cannon; and

·  A copy of the HMIC’s public survey undertaken following the riots in 2011.

4.4  Resolved:

(a)  That the monthly report from MOPAC be noted as background to the question and answer session with the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime and the MPS officers; and

(b)  That the commitments given by the MPS to provide the Committee with further information, as recorded above, be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Claire Hamilton, [email protected] 020 7983 5845

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Agree to establish an investigation into Safeguarding, as set out in the attached scoping report, and establish a Working Group to gather evidence on behalf of the Committee, as set out in paragraph 4.3;  

(b)  Agree the Membership and a Chair of the Safeguarding Working Group; and

(c)  Agree to convene meetings of the Working Group on 13 February and 13 March 2014, in place of the scheduled Police and Crime Committee meetings on those dates.

5.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

5.2  Resolved:

(a)  That an investigation into Safeguarding be carried out, as set out in the attached scoping report, and a Working Group be established to gather evidence on behalf of the Committee, as set out in paragraph 4.3;

(b)  That the following Membership and Chair of the Safeguarding Working Group be agreed -

Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM (Chair);

Joanne McCartney AM;

Jennette Arnold OBE AM; and

Roger Evans AM; and

(c)  That meetings of the Working Group be convened on 13 February and 13 March 2014, in place of the scheduled Police and Crime Committee meetings on those dates.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Claire Hamilton, [email protected] 020 7983 5845

The Committee is recommended to note its work programme as set out in paragraph 4.2 of the report.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

6.2  Resolved:

That the Committee notes its work programme as set out in paragraph 4.2 of the report.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: John Johnson, [email protected] 020 7983 4926

The Committee is recommended to note the ongoing, outstanding and completed actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee and its Working Groups, and correspondence entered into by the Chair in accordance with the Standing Delegation to the Chairs, as listed in the report.

7.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

7.2  Resolved:

That the on-going, outstanding and completed actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee and its Working Groups and the related correspondence listed in the report be noted.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for 4 February 2014 at 10.00am in Committee Room 3, City Hall.

The Committee noted that the next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for 4 February 2014 at 10.00am in Committee Room 3, City Hall.

9.1   There was no urgent business

10.1  The meeting ended at 12.19pm.