Agenda item

Report of the Commissioner of Police.

The Sub-Committee received a report of the Commissioner of Police on the City of London Police Domestic Abuse Action Plan.

The Sub-Committee and the Commissioner welcomed the comprehensive report and the work completed on vulnerability which had greatly improved. It was suggested that the wording in the Foreword could be more inclusive surrounding equalities, other groups affected, such as men, and other forms of domestic abuse such as coercive control.  It was also noted that there was no mention of Information sharing protocols with partners which would require monitoring. The Sub-Committee asked if it was possible for Front Desk staff to use audio recording, potentially body worn cameras, as current CCTV did not provide audio which could be useful. The Commissioner said he would explore this back in Force.

It was confirmed that awareness training for domestic abuse had commenced provided by Learning & Development and would continue between December 2016 and February 2017. It was further confirmed that the Domestic Abuse Problem Profile would be completed by the end of 2016.

With reference to work in progress on the Action Plan, the Chairman asked if work will be completed by April 2017 and whether it was an issue of staffing that prevented this work from moving forward. The Commissioner noted that the training package on domestic abuse was part of a sequence of training that is currently being undertaken, and while there are fewer officers, this was being carried out alongside other commitments.

The Chairman requested assurance that all 2016 action points were achieved or to be achieved by the end of the year, and asked that an updated action plan and timeline be circulated to the Sub-Committee.

RECEIVED.