Agenda item

Report of the Commissioner of Police.

The Sub-Committee received a report of the Commissioner of Police on the HMIC Inspection Update.

The Chairman was pleased with progress, in particular the review on Domestic Abuse which was now marked green. There would be a PEEL Spring Legitimacy and Efficiency inspection between March and June 2017.

The Commissioner noted that there will be a refined action plan on addressing organised crime, including better tracking through steering groups and activity monitoring. The Commissioner noted that once complete, this should be marked green.

The Chairman questioned the due date of February 2016 with regard to keeping children safe. The Commissioner noted that the CoLP had now received information from external partners and the profile was now complete. One Member noted that the timeframe may be slipping as responsibility for this area was shared between the CoL Children and Community Services and the CoLP Public Protection Unit (PPU). Members suggested this work should have a specific lead to ensure responsibility on this. It was noted that there was already a lead Member for Safeguarding and Public Protection. The Commissioner was confident that this rating would be green in March 2017.

A Member noted that there was always a significant time lag between inspection and reports being submitted to the Sub-Committee. The Commissioner asserted that this was due to the timing of Sub Committee meetings which are only quarterly, as well as confidentiality issues surrounding HMIC’s draft ratings. The Commissioner added that the HMIC work to a national timetable and reports were embargoed so it would not be possible for them to be reported to Members before publication. The Sub-Committee requested that the Commissioner articulate to HMIC their concerns over the time lag between Inspections and publication of reports. (11) It was also suggested that the Professional Standards & Integrity Sub (Police) Committee were unsighted on the Legitimacy inspection findings   and more liaison would be beneficial.

A Member noted that the workforce plan was out of date. The Commissioner stated that the workforce plan was now complete, however as a live document, it would need on-going revision with regards to demand, costs, strategy and training.

RECEIVED.