Agenda item

Report of the Commissioner.

Members agreed to vary the order of items on the agenda so that the report of the Commissioner regarding Human Resources Monitoring Information 1 April 2019 – 30 September 2019 was considered next. The following points were made.

·         The Human Resources Director reference the level of turnover described within the report, noting that online exit interviews demonstrated that common reasons for leaving were given as officers and staff feeling that their job was not right for them; the pay was a factor in their decision; and other wished lived outside of London and wished to join their local Force. Officers and staff who were retiring chose not to complete exit interviews.

·         In response to a question from a Member, the Human Resources Director noted that the data within the report reflected actual numbers rather than percentages.

·         A Member commented that the number of BAME staff was increasing only incrementally and that he hoped to see the Force demonstrating more progress. Similarly he hoped to see more progress made by the Force in matching and exceeding the national average for female representation among the workforce.

·         The Human Resources Director agreed that increase in both BAME and female representation in the Force were key objectives. Historically, the Force has relied upon transferees from other Forces which had hindered attempts to grow representation from these two groups – this would change as the Force moved towards direct recruitment.

·         The Commander (Operations) noted that the Force had a higher proportion of detectives compared to other Forces, which required the recruitment of officers with a degree of experience.

·         The Chairman noted that it was important to ensure that recruitment projections were fed into the Medium-Term Financial Plan.

·         The Chairman noted the eight commitments to staff arising from the 2017 Staff Survey and requested a report on their implementation ahead of the next Staff Survey, to provide the Committee with some comfort regarding efforts made by the Force to ensure the commitments were suitably embedded.

RESOLVED, that the report be received.