Agenda item

(James Henry George Pollard, Deputy)

2 October 2015

Appointment of Commissioner of Police

In accordance with Standing Order No. 62(1), the Appointment Panel established by your Police Committee submit a candidate for appointment to the Office of Commissioner of Police for the City of London to be appointed on a date to be confirmed subject to receipt of approval of Her Majesty The Queen (to be sought in accordance with Section III of the City of London Police Act 1839) and subsequently to the candidate taking an Oath before one of Her Majesty’s Judges.

MOTION - To exclude the public.

The candidate will appear before the Court of Common Council and will be asked to provide a short presentation to the Members. Upon the candidate’s withdrawal from the Court, a ballot by Members will be held for the appointment.  On completion of that, the public will be re-admitted and the decision of the Court can be made known.

Our non-public report has been printed and circulated for consideration by Members only and its contents include exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act, 1972.

POLICE COMMITTEE

(James Henry George Pollard, Deputy)

2 October 2015

Appointment of Commissioner of Police

In accordance with Standing Order No. 62(1), the Appointment Panel established by your Police Committee submitted a candidate for appointment to the Office of Commissioner of Police for the City of London, to be appointed on a date to be confirmed subject to receipt of approval of Her Majesty The Queen (to be sought in accordance with Section III of the City of London Police Act 1839) and subsequently to the candidate taking an Oath before one of Her Majesty’s Judges.

The candidate was to appear before the Court of Common Council and be asked to provide a short presentation to Members. Upon the candidate’s withdrawal from the Court, a ballot by Members was to be held for the appointment. On completion of that, the public would be re-admitted and the decision of the Court made known.

The Committee’s non-public report had been printed and circulated for consideration by Members only and its contents included exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act, 1972.

Resolved – That the public be excluded from the meeting for three items of business concerning the appointment of a Commissioner, the creation of a senior graded post within the Chamberlain’s department, and a report of urgent action taken regarding the disposal of a property, on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

The candidate, having been called in, addressed the Court on a given subject and then withdrew.

The Court proceeded to ballot on the appointment.

The Lord Mayor appointed Deputy Billy Dove and Roger Chadwick to be scrutineers of the ballot. 

Whilst the counting of votes took place, the Court considered the other item of non-public business, under Item 20.

Summary of exempt items considered whilst the public were excluded:-

The Court:-

a)    approved recommendations of the Establishment Committee concerning the creation of a senior graded post within the Chamberlain’s department; and

b)    noted action taken in accordance with urgency procedures in approving recommendations of the Property Investment Board, concerning the disposal of a property.

The ballot for the Commissioner of Police having been taken up and cast, the Lord Mayor declared Mr Ian Dyson to have been elected.

Whereupon the Court resolved that strangers be re-admitted.

The Town Clerk reported that the Court of Common Council had, in accordance with Standing Order No. 62(1), elected Mr Ian Dyson to be Commissioner of Police for the City of London.  Mr Dyson was called back in, onto the Dais.

Whereupon The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor declared Mr Dyson to be duly appointed to the Office of Commissioner of Police for the City of London subject to receipt of approval of Her Majesty The Queen (to be sought in accordance with Section III of the City of London Police Act 1839) and to the taking of an Oath before one of Her Majesty’s Judges, on the usual terms and conditions relating to the appointment of Chief Officers and subject to such other regulations as this Court had adopted or may hereafter adopt in respect of the said appointment, and to all other orders and regulations of this Court with reference to its Officers.

Mr Dyson accepted the appointment on the above terms and conditions and offered his thanks to the Court.