Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Lucy Frew, Deputy Richard Regan and Adrian Leppard (Commissioner).

There were no declarations of interest.

Report of the Town Clerk.

Delivery of Police Uniform – Members were informed that the original expected date for the delivery of items was the third week of January 2015; however, the Force had been notified that this had now slipped to 23^rd March due to manufacturing and shipping issues.  In light of the delay, the Force was in discussion with City of London Procurement and City Solicitors regarding the contract and costs.

Delivery and distribution - It was proposed initially to distribute the new uniform to officers within the Uniform Policing, Information & Intelligence, Specials and ACPO Directorates; this would be to approximately 460 officers.  The remaining uniform would then be stored at Bishopgate and distributed to the other Directorates in slower time over the next year or on a needs basis if required more urgently.

Members noted that the process proposed for distribution of the uniform was:

A.        Delivery of all garments to a central location which has sufficient space to;

i)          Accommodate all of the garments

ii)         Allow for initial inspection of the garments

iii)        Verify delivery to order

iv)       Separation of the garments into size ranges.

B.        Pack the garments into named individual kit bags for each officer against historic size data.

C.        Distribution of garments to officer’s work place.

The present timeframe from delivery to completion of main distribution is for twelve weeks.

Resolution to the Planning and Transportation Committee – 21 Moorfields

Members were informed that the Planning and Transportation Committee had agreed that upon consideration of the development application in relation to 21 Moorfields they would consider the inclusion a planning condition such that any planning consent which may be granted was contingent upon the development providing sufficient CCTV coverage of the nearby entrances to the Barbican Highwalk on the grounds that this would have a significant

Report of the Remembrancer being considered by the Policy and Resources Committee on 22 January, the Community and Children’s Services Committee on 13 February and the Safer City Partnership Group on 3 March 2015.

The Committee considered a report of the Remembrancer which advised of the relevant provisions of the Counter Terrorism and Security Bill.

RESOLVED – That the report be referred to the Town Clerk, Commissioner of the City of London Police and the Director of Community and Children’s Services for consideration of follow-up action required in the light of the Bill.

Report of the Commissioner of Police.

The Committee considered a report of the Commissioner of Police which provided details of issues raised at Ward Level and the Force response since the last report was presented.

The Commander of Operations provided Members with a brief update in relation to the engagement approach following the recent attack in Paris.

Members discussed the issue of fraud and the importance of being aware of what was disclosed on social media websites.

The Committee complimented the work of both the Community Engagement team and the

Cadets.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

Report of the Commissioner of Police.

The Committee received a report of the Commissioner of Police on matters relating to the Equality, Diversity and Human Rights (EDHR) Portfolio.

One Member commented that the report was very helpful in terms of providing details of information on activities, however, suggested it would be useful to have some information regarding any areas of concern.  In addition, Members suggested that key Establishment committee reports should be submitted to the Police Committee so that Members are sighted on significant staff issues.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

Joint report of the Chamberlain and the Commissioner of Police.

The Committee considered a joint report of the Chamberlain and Commissioner of Police which provided details of the Revenue and Capital Budget for 2015/16 and the draft Medium Term Financial plan for the period to 2017/18.

Members noted that a number of risks had been built into the plan including the assumption that there would be no increase in the Business Rate Premium.  One Member expressed a view that the Business Rate should not be raised; however this matter would be discussed in more detail by the Finance Committee.

Members acknowledged the financial challenges that the Force was facing and noted the options on page 31 of the report that may be required to eliminate the underlying revenue deficits from 2016 onwards. 

RESOLVED – That,

a)    the latest forecast outturn for 2014/15 be noted;

b)    the revenue budget for 2015/16 be approved and submitted to the Finance Committee;

c)    the capital budget for 2015/16 be approved; and

d)    the indicative forecasts for 2016/17 and 2017/18 together with the  proposal to report back to Committee before the summer recess setting out a financial strategy to maintain a minimum general reserve balance of £4m over the period to 2017/18 be noted.

There were no questions.

There were no items if urgent business.

MOTION - That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

RESOLVED – That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of the Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

Report of the Commissioner of Police.

The Committee considered a report of the Commissioner of Police concerning 42 North Road.

Report of the Commissioner of Police.

The Committee considered a report of the Commissioner of Police concerning the annual review of Travel Concession Agreement for Regular Police Officers.

Report of the Commissioner of Police.

The Committee considered a report of the Commissioner of Police regarding Bernard Morgan House.

The Commissioner of Police to be heard.

The Assistant Commissioner of police was heard concerning on-going and successful operations undertaken by the City of London Police which included an overview of the impact of the recent events in Paris on policing in the City of London.

There were no questions.

There were no items of urgent business.

Report of the Town Clerk.

The Committee considered a report of the Town Clerk regarding succession planning.