Agenda item

Report of the Commissioner of Police.

The Committee received a report of the Commissioner of Police which provided an overview of the City of London Police response to Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary’s (HMIC) continuing programme of inspections and published reports.

The Commissioner reported that progress had been made in most areas with the exception of those where they were still waiting for a national indicator to compare against.

During the discussion members questioned the status of a number of ‘amber’ indicators which clearly should have been ‘red’ as they had not yet been implemented, as well as the scheduling of a number of ‘due dates’ which had already passed. The Chairman also asked if in future the summary could also include which recommendations were outstanding or overdue.

In response to a question concerning the outcomes for children who had been in police custody the Commissioner advised that the number passing through the City Police was extremely low – one a month would be considered high. The Commissioner further advised that the Public Protection Unit were working with City Youth Services to establish if they could help gain an understanding of the experiences of children in custody in the City.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.