Agenda item

Report of the Commissioner of Police

The Sub-Committee received a report of the Commissioner of Police that provided updates on the Police Integrity Development and Delivery Plan.

The Head of Strategic Development explained that there were two “AMBER” measures outstanding:

1.5 To define the Force approach to corruption within appropriate Standard Operating Procedures and supporting statements would be completed as soon as possible.

1.6 To have established a process to support the Force’s participation in the London Panel Challenge Forum (Ethics Associates) would be completed in April 2018 with the updating of the website. (7)

The Chairman enquired as to the release of the next Professional Standards Newsletter, and the Head of Strategic Development confirmed that it would likely be signed off by the Assistant Commissioner to be circulated in the week or two following this meeting.

A Member enquired as to the status of the Senior Leadership Team.  The Head of Strategic Development explained that it was addressed in the Staff Survey plan for 2018.  The Assistant Commissioner confirmed that a selection process had just been run for 4 internal and 1 external individuals to fill temporary roles.  He confirmed that all current temporary staff had been encouraged to apply for the formal assessment process.  The Chairman illustrated concerns over staff remaining in temporary roles for long periods of time.  A Member asked if the updated information would be circulated outside of the CoLP, as there is a security risk if individuals attempt to contact those no longer in post because they have not been made aware of the changes.  The Assistant Commissioner confirmed that CoLP would provide an update on Force leadership changes following their meeting on 6 December. (8)