Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Doug Barrow, Deputy Keith Bottomley, Andrew Lentin, Deputy Henry Pollard, and James Tumbridge.

There were no declarations.

To agree the public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 5 July 2019.

RESOLVED, that the public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 5 July 2019 be approved.

Joint report of the Town Clerk and Commissioner.

Members considered a joint report of the Town Clerk and Commissioner regarding public references from previous meetings and the following points were made.

1/2017/P – Fraudulent Cryptocurrencies/Search ‘hits’ for City of London Police and Fraud

·         The Detective Chief Superintendent confirmed that this reference would be closed ahead of the next meeting, with email confirmation being issued to Members in the meantime once this had been achieved.

RESOLVED, that the report be received.

Action Know Fraud in the Media

The Detective Chief Superintendent was heard regarding reports in the media in August 2019 regarding the behaviour of Action Fraud call centre staff. The  Detective Chief Superintendent noted that the Force had been proactively managing the situation, and that Concentrix, the call centre provider, had initaited their own investigation which would likely result in disciplinary action, and IBM had similarly put in place mitigation measures to ensure call centre performance was fit for purpose. Lastly, the Detective Chief Superintendent referenced the recently announced Mackey Review of Action Fraud, commissioned by the City of London Police Authority and City of London Police.

There were no questions.

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

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

To agree the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 5 July 2019.

RESOLVED, that the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 5 July 2019 be approved.

Joint report of the Town Clerk and Commissioner.

Members considered a joint report of the Town Clerk and Commissioner regarding non-public references arising from previous meetings.

Report of the Commissioner.

Members considered a report of the Commissioner regarding the use of Specials in the Economic Crime Directorate.

The Commissioner to be heard.  

The Commander (Economic Crime) was heard regarding the National Policing Strategy for Fraud.

Report of the Commissioner.

Members considered a report of the Commissioner regarding the headline figure for investment in the National Policing Strategy for Fraud.

The Commissioner to be heard.

The Commander (Economic Crime) was heard regarding the shaping of the national narrative around Economic Crime.

Report of the Commissioner.

Members considered a report of the Commissioner regarding Economic Crime Directorate Performance – Quarter 2 – July-September 2019.

Report of the Commissioner.

Members considered a report of the Commissioner regarding City of London Police progress as at 1 October 2019 with regards to Time to Choose – National Report by HMICFRS.

Report of the Commissioner.

Members considered a report of the Commissioner regarding the Economic Crime Victim Care Unit Performance to 30 September 2019.

There were no questions.

There was one item of other business.