Agenda item

Report of the Commissioner (copy attached).

The Committee considered a report of the Commissioner of Police representing the achievements of the City of London Police for the past financial year.

          The Chairman thanked Members for the comments received to date and asked that any further feedback be relayed to the Town Clerk by Friday 20 July.

A Member noted that the usage of tenses in the document made it read somewhat confusingly, with the fact it was written as if it were 31 March 2012 meaning that it referred to events which had since passed as if they were still in the future.  Whilst it was easy to understand why this was the case, it nonetheless lessened the impact of the document as it made it appear out of date. The option of shortening the timetable of production and presenting it to the Court of Common Council at an earlier date to minimise this was discussed, as was the possibility of writing the foreword from the point of view of the date of presentation to achieve a similar effect. The Assistant Commissioner took Members comments on board, commenting that a review of the process surrounding the production of the Annual Report would be undertaken.

          RESOLVED:  That:-

a)    the contents of the draft Annual Report be noted, and that any comments upon them be forward as stated in the report; and,

b)    authority be given to the Town Clerk, in consultation with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman, to approve the final draft for publication.