Agenda item

Report of the Commissioner (copy attached).

The Committee received a report of the Commissioner detailing the National Policing Improvement Agency’s “Next Steps” initiative and outlining the findings of a review in to the Force’s implementation of the initiative.

The Commander advised that the “Next Steps” exercise was usually for those Forces who had been placed in special measures, whereas we self-referred to benchmark. The Force received a good report. There was no disproportionate use and many of our packages are best practice.

The EDHR Manager commended the Force for putting itself forward for the initiative, noting that other Forces were often guilty of the illegal use of stop and search and that it was good to see the City Police’s position as a transparent organisation utilising best practice reinforced.

RESOLVED: That the report be received and its content noted.