Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Alderman Neil Redcliffe.

The Town Clerk advised the Sub-Committee that the meeting was inquorate and therefore any decisions would have to be rectified at the next quorate meeting of the Sub-Committee.

There were no declarations of interest.

To agree the minutes of the meeting held on 28 February 2014.

1.        The public minutes and summary of the meeting held 9^th September 2013 were approved, subject to ratification at the next quorate meeting of the Sub-Committee.

Report of the Commissioner of Police.

The Sub Committee received a report of the Commissioner of Police detailing the end of year performance for 2013/14 as National Lead Force (NLF) against its agreed Key Performance Areas (KPAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

The Chairman welcomed the dramatic increase to the value of economic crime disrupted (KPI 1.1). Such effectiveness has created an expectation among partners that the Force will deliver in its responsibility to disrupt fraud.

The relevance of KPI 2 was discussed. The Commander of Economic Crime reported that this indicator will be adapted in next year’s performance report. This change takes into account a shift in police force priorities towards bespoke prevention campaigns.

The Committee discussed the importance of the intelligence packages which the City Police supply to all Police Forces nationally. It was noted that numbers have risen in the past year from 3,000 to 82,000 which corresponds to a shift in the needs of stakeholders. The Chairman recommended that a future KPI be incorporated to illustrate the impact of these intelligence packages at a local level and disclose the satisfaction of stakeholders. In addition, the Chairman requested a quarterly Economic Crime be provided to the Lord Mayor.

The Commander updated the Sub Committee that the measure for KPI 3.2 will be amended to provide a more accurate picture of the value of future fraud disrupted by NLF enforcement cases.       

Report of the Commissioner of Police.

The Sub Committee received a report of the Commissioner of Police updating Members on the National Fraud Capability Programme and details of the negotiation strategy for the future development of a regional fraud capability.

Members were updated on the success of the quarterly Heads of Regional Organised Crime Units meetings. These have provided a valuable opportunity for dialogue between regional forces, the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) and the National Crime Agency (NCA). In addition, the Commander welcomed the support of PCC’s in raising the profile of Economic Crime across the country.

The Sub Committee discussed the transition of Action Fraud and dialogue regarding its governance structure and oversight. The Chairman considered it beneficial for the Police Commissioner to work closely with strategic partners to ensure that the proposed model of governance and oversight received clear agreement from all parties.

There were no items of urgent business.

There were no questions.

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 1 of the 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.

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To agree the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 28 February 2014.

The non-public minutes and summary of the meeting held 9^th September 2013 were approved, subject to ratification at the next quorate meeting of the Sub-Committee.

Report of the Commissioner of Police.

The Sub Committee received a report of the Commissioner of Police which presented Members with an update on the Action Fraud Training Academy.

Report of the Commissioner.

1.        The Sub Committee received a report of the Commissioner of Police which presented proposals for a joint centre for Economic Crime.

There were no questions.

There were no items of urgent business.