Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Deputy Richard Regan.

There were none.

To agree the public minutes and summary of the meeting held on 13 June 2012 (copy attached).

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 13 June 2012 be approved.

Report of the Commissioner (copy attached).

The Committee received a report of the Commissioner summarising the Force’s performance against the National Lead Force Key Performance Area framework and supporting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the first quarter of 2012-13.

The Assistant Commissioner prefaced the report by explaining that this sort of performance measuring system was historically uncommon in the particular field and so the Force were seeking to introduce and develop something that clearly explained how various figures were obtained. Accordingly, he sought Members views as to whether or not the KPIs presented in this document were both appropriate and effective, and where any improvements could be made.

A Member made reference to KPI 3.4, which he felt was of particular importance, observing that two key elements needed to be included. He advised that it would be important for the measure to also include the opening and closing figures of those cases awaiting trial, as well as the figures for acquittals and discontinuances, in order to be able to gain a fuller picture of the whole pool of cases being dealt with. For instance, at present the KPI showed that last year 141 individuals were convicted and 49 had entered guilty pleas, but there was no indication as to how many were not convicted or were still awaiting trial, making a full and accurate assessment of the position difficult. The Chairman supported the Member’s comments, adding that presenting the sentence lengths in a different way, rather than through an aggregate as at present, would be useful as currently it was impossible to distinguish what sort of cases were being dealt with and where the crimes were of a particularly significant scale.

Another Member agreed that the inclusion of baseline numbers was needed as many cases took years to conclude, so a running total would be invaluable.

There were no questions.

There were no urgent items.

MOTION: That under Section 100A 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 Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

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RESOLVED--That under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, the

public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they

involved the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A

of the Local Government Act.

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Report of the Commissioner (copy attached).

The Members received a report of the Commissioner providing an update on the

current position of the Economic Crime national operational delivery project.

RECEIVED.

Report of the Commissioner (copy attached).

The Board received a report of the Commissioner updating Members on the current

position in respect of the proposed Fraud Training Academy.

RECEIVED.

There were no questions.

There were no urgent items.