Agenda item

Report of the Commissioner (copy attached).

The Committee received a report of the Commissioner outlining the recommendations made by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary following their recent report on the issue of Police Integrity and setting out the current position for the City of London Police in managing integrity issues through its Professional Standards Department.

A Member noted that the report stated that all instances of offers of hospitality should be recorded even if declined and expressed concern that this appeared excessive and impractical; he commented that he personally received a large number of invitations of which he was never even aware of, as they were dealt with by his Executive Assistant. Recording ever single offer declined would require a significant and disproportionate amount of time and he urged that common sense be applied.

          The register of hospitality on the Force’s website was also mentioned, with a Member commenting that it recorded only up until July 2011 and should be updated so as to ensure transparency. The Commissioner gave assurances that he personally reviewed a hard copy of the register on a monthly basis so knew that the information was kept up to date and scrutinised, and advised that he would look in to the issue and take appropriate action.

RESOLVED: That the report be received and its content noted.