Agenda item

3rd Quarter Performance against measures set out in the Policing Plan 2016-19

Report of the Commissioner of Police.(Please note Appendix B is under Item 13 in the Non-Public Agenda).

 

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee received a report of the Commissioner of Police summarising performance against measures set out in the Policing Plan 2016-19 for the period 1 April 2016 to 31 December 2016. The Commissioner noted that there were three ‘deteriorating’ measures (4, 5, and 18):-

 

Measure 4 - The number of disposals from manned enforcement activities.

The Commissioner noted that disposals were down due to success in reducing road danger and a natural reduction in enforcements undertaken. The Chairman was concerned that amending the assessment criteria for this measure would lead to a lack in continuity and requested that any new measures need to be backdated to ensure continuity is maintained. This applies to all measures.

 

Measure 5 - The percentage of those surveyed who are satisfied with the information provided to them about large scale, pre-planned events and how those events were ultimately policed.

The Commissioner noted that only six responses were collated and therefore it was difficult to draw any meaningful conclusion from the data.

 

Measure 18 - The percentage of people surveyed who believe the police in the City of London are doing an excellent job.

The Commissioner noted this result could be down to the perceptions about cyclists, but also noted an issue regarding poor wording of the survey in respect of cyclists/cycling. The Commissioner noted the achievements during the Q3 activities and noted that ‘Operation Mass’ exercise dates for 2017 would be circulated to the Sub-Committee for Members to note and attend if of interest. (9)

 

The Chairman was concerned that further event surveys had been postponed while the Force undertook to create its own survey strategy, as this would leave no capability to measure customer satisfaction. The Commissioner noted that a complete re-vamp and review of the survey methodology had been taking place and would circulate a note to the Sub-Committee. He further noted that PMG would be reviewing practice in other force areas, and that the survey was likely to restart shortly. (10)

 

Further comments on measures:-

 

Measure 9 - The level of antisocial behaviour incidents.

The Commissioner confirmed that a number of ASB incidents had not been coded in the past. The Chairman noted the positive activity carried out in partnership with the Corporation. The Commissioner advised that stronger joint working is required amongst partners to prevent ASB incidents.  

 

Measure 3 – The education and enforcement activities delivered to support the City of London Corporation’s casualty reduction target.

A Member noted that Hackney Carriages were less compliant than private hire vehicles. It would be useful to communicate this data to relevant CoL Communications Teams in light of the current situation regarding Bank Junction.

 

Measures 6 and 7 – The levels of victim based violent and acquisitive crime, respectively.

A Member questioned the trends of ‘Stable Negative’ for both measures 6 and 7, as the detailed report showed that levels of both crimes were increasing relatively substantially. The Commissioner noted that both levels were within tolerance levels; however the forecasted upward trend would take both measures into ‘deteriorating’. This would be discussed at PMG.

 

The Chairman noted that levels of acquisitive crime were steeply increasing. The Commissioner noted that this was a nationwide issue and that the City Police were struggling in particular with pedal cycles and vehicle crime. The Crime Squad were trying to tackle both areas through more innovative methods, in partnership with the Metropolitan Police and other partners.

 

RECEIVED.

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