Agenda and minutes

To approve the public minutes and non-public summary of the Police Authority Board meeting held on the 22^nd November 2023.

To note the draft public minutes of the Professional Standards and Integrity Committee on the 7 November 2023

To note the draft public minutes from the Economic Crime and Cybercrime Committee on the 9 November 2023.

To note the draft public minutes of the Resource Risk and Estates Committee on the 27 November 2023.

To note the draft public minutes of the Strategic Planning and Performance Committee on the 13 November 2023.

Joint report of the Town Clerk and Commissioner.

The Chair to be heard.

Report of the Commissioner.

Report of the Commissioner

A report of the Commissioner.

A report of the Commissioner.

Report of the Commissioner.

Report of the Commissioner

Report of the Commissioner.

Report of the Commissioner.

There were no questions.

There were no items of urgent business.

MOTION - That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

RESOLVED – That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

To agree the non-public minutes of the Police Authority Board meeting held on 22 November 2023.

RESOLVED, that - the non public minutes of the meeting held on 22 November 2023, be approved as an accurate record

To note the draft non public minutes of the Professional Standards and Integrity Committee on the 7 November 2023.

RESOLVED, that – the non-public minutes of the Professional Standards and Integrity Committee on the 7 November 2023 be noted.

To note the draft non-public minutes from the Economic Crime and Cybercrime Committee on the 9 November 2023.

RESOLVED, that – the non-public minutes of the Economic and Cyber Crime Committee on the 9 November 2023 be noted.

To note the draft non public minutes from the Resource Risk and Estates Committee on the 27 November 2023.

RESOLVED, that – the non-public minutes of the Resource, Risk and Estates Committee on the 27 November 2023 be noted.

Joint Report of the Town Clerk and Commissioner.

The Committee received a joint report of the Town Clerk and Commissioner which set out the non-public Outstanding References from previous meetings of the Committee.

The Chair to be heard.

The Board heard the Chair’s non-public update.

RESOLVED, that – the report be noted.

The Commissioner & Chief Officers to be heard.

The Board received the Commissioner’s non-public update.

During the discussion the following points were noted:

- Operation Shelbourne was discussed which relates to an incident involving hate crimes reported to an online platform, which were not addressed efficiently. A further report will be brought to the Police Authority Board on Operation Shelbourne via the Strategic Planning and Performance Committee. A member requested that this report include levels of crime severity.

- Fraud and Cyber Crime Reporting and Analysis Service has been delayed in delivery. The Chair requested that this item is a standing item on the agenda of the Police Authority Board moving forward.

- The FCCRAS service Board and FCCRAS Procurement Committee have made decisions relating to the next steps, a condensed update report will be shared with the FCCRAS Procurement Board at its meeting in January 2024.

RESOLVED, that – the report be noted.

Joint report of the Commissioner of Police and Police Authority Treasurer

The Board received a report of the Commissioner and PA Treasurer covering the medium-term financial plan update for 2024 – 2025.

During the discussion the following points were noted:

- The spending review settlement is still unknown.

- There is a £10m inflationary pressure, 70% of which has been mitigated by improved cost recovery and other measures, but there is a £2.9m residual deficit. It is hoped that this will be covered by seeking an increased business rate premium allocation.

- The revised officer pension scheme has increased the employer contribution from, 31% to 35.3% which has led to a 12% increase in the unit cost of officers in a 12-month period. The Home Office is making £260m additional funding available for this grant.

- The City of London Police ask is for an increase in the allocation of BRP and it will be for the Corporation to determine if the overall BRP should be increased. The Chamberlain (as Police Authority Treasurer) is supportive of an increase subject to City of London Police ability to demonstrate improved recovery of National costs and assurance that local taxpayers are not subsidising this work.

RESOLVED, that – the report be noted.

Report of the Commissioner.

The Board received a report of the Commissioner which provided a deep dive into Information Security within the City of London Police.

It was noted the report had been discussed in detail at the Resource Risk and Estates Committee on the 27 November 2023 with a request by the Chair of that Committee for it to be submitted to this Board.

RESOLVED, that – the report be noted.

There were no questions.

There were no items of urgent business.

Non-public appendices to be read in conjunction with item 12.

The Board received a report of the Commissioner on the City of London Police Risk Register Update.

RESOLVED, - that the report be noted.