Agenda and minutes
Police and Crime Committee - Tuesday 22 July 2014 10.00 am

1.1  An apology for absence was received from Jennette Arnold AM.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

Contact:  John Johnson/Camelia Thomas, [email protected] / [email protected], 020 7983 4926 / 4795

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 to note 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 26 June 2014 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the Police and Crime Committee meeting held on 26 June 2014 be deferred to the next meeting of the Committee, scheduled for 4 September 2014.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Camelia Thomas; [email protected]; 020 7983 4014.

The Committee is recommended to note the outstanding and completed actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee and its Safeguarding Working Group, as listed in the report.

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

4.2  Resolved:

  That the outstanding and completed actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee and its Safeguarding Working Group, as listed in the report, be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Matt Bailey; [email protected]; 020 7983 4014.

The Committee is recommended to note the report and put questions to the invited guests on the representation of women police officers in the Metropolitan Police Service.

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

·  Clare Davies, Deputy Director of Human Resources,  Metropolitan Police Service (MPS);

·  Rebecca Lawrence, Director of Strategy, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime;

·  Chief Superintendent Joanna Young, MPS;

·  Detective Chief Inspector Shabnam Chaudhri, MPS; and

·  Chief Inspector Claire Clark, MPS.

5.2  A copy of the transcript is attached at Appendix 1 to the minutes.

5.3  During the discussion Clare Davies committed to provide the Committee with the following additional information:

·  The number of new recruits from London and outside London, broken down by ethnicity and gender, along with comparative baseline details;

·  A copy of the presentation and marketing material given to potential new recruits;

·  Targets for new police community support officers, and current numbers;

·  Data on the average length of service of female officers leaving the force, and how this compares with male officers;

·  Further details regarding the MPS’s new career development service, and further information on the mentoring and networking opportunities for new recruits;

·  The total number of female part-time officers in the MPS, and where they are currently working in the MPS;

·  The number of officers by  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Notes its work programme as set out at paragraph 4.1 of this report;

(b)  Agrees, in relation to urgent matters only, a general delegation of authority in respect of the Committee’s powers and functions (apart from those that cannot under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 be delegated) to the Chair of the Committee, in consultation with the Deputy Chairs of the Committee, from the close of this meeting until the next meeting of the Committee, scheduled for 4 September 2014; and

(c)  Agree to delegate authority to the Chair of the Committee in consultation with Group Lead members to agree the final draft of the safeguarding report. 

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

6.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the work programme as set out in the report be noted;

(b)  That, in relation to urgent matters only, a general delegation of authority in respect of the Committee’s powers and functions (apart from those that cannot under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 be delegated) to the Chair of the Committee, in consultation with the Group Leads of the Committee, from the close of the meeting until the next meeting of the Committee, scheduled for 4 September 2014 be agreed; and

(c)  That authority be delegated to the Chair, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, to agree the final draft of the safeguarding report. 

The date of the next meeting of the Police and Crime Committee is scheduled for 4 September at 10am in Committee Room 5, City Hall.

7.1  The Committee noted that the next meeting is scheduled for 4 September 2014 at 10am in Committee Room 5, City Hall.

8.1  There was no other business the Chair considered urgent.

9.1  The meeting ended at 12.35pm.