Agenda item

Report of the Commissioner (copy attached).

Members received a report of the Commissioner setting out the current position in respect of the proposed Fraud Training Academy and providing an update of work undertaken to date.

          The Commissioner advised that work was on-going with consultants in an effort to find how best to package the City of London Police brand to maximise income whilst at the same time minimising any potential risk. An options paper would of course be produced and presented to the Board before going elsewhere in order to obtain the guidance of Members, particularly with regard to the business element of the proposal.  The Chairman commented that a breakdown of costs would be useful, highlighting the Force’s expenses so far in producing the plans, who the competition are and what they were charging, and so on. Members also expressed a desire for any paper to cover the risk and reputational exposure and what work would be done to mitigate this, and were keen to know if the Force had liaised with any external agencies offering similar courses, such as the FBI in an effort to learn from their experiences. The Chairman suggested that the circulation of an executive document at least ten days before the next meeting would be useful, if possible.

          The Chairman also asked that additional copies of the draft prospectus which had been tabled be produced and circulated to all Members of the Police Committee for information.

RECEIVED.