Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Deputy Chris Hayward and Alderman Tim Hailes. Andrew Lentin joined the meeting remotely.

There were no declarations.

To receive the terms of reference of this Committee, as agreed by the City of London Police Authority Board at its meeting of 25 April 2022.

Members received the Committee’s Terms of Reference as set by the City of London Police Authority Board at its meeting on 25 April 2022.

To agree the public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 14 February 2022.

Michael Landau’s name should be written in full on the attendance list.

RESOLVED, that subject to this correction, the public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 14 February 2022, be approved as an accurate record.

Joint report of the Town Clerk and Commissioner.

Members received a joint report of the Town Clerk and Commissioner.

The Commissioner noted that both items would be closed out soon.

RESOLVED, that the report be noted.

Report of the Commissioner.

Members received a report of the Commissioner regarding the National Lead Force. An update was provided on the following matters:

·       Procurement of the next generation Fraud and Cyber Crime Reporting and Analysis Service and the focus on Victim Care.

·       Disruption of the sale of counterfeit goods and the challenges faced post-Brexit.

·       COLP to report back on what work could be done to intercept counterfeit goods in ports (e.g. working with Trading Standards) (4/2022/P).

·       How the City of London Police planned to raise the profile of IP Crime, so that it might be taken more seriously.

·       Threats to bypass Multi-Factor Authentication.

·       Ongoing work on setting strategic objectives, with a view of fostering a more organised and co-ordinated response.

RESOLVED, that the update be noted.

Report of the Commissioner.

Members received a report of the Commissioner regarding Cyber Griffin.

It was clarified that the mission of Cyber Griffin was to engage with 100% of victims and that this work was undertaken by the wider team.

It was hoped that Cyber Griffin would be a product of the Cyber Resilience Centre Model, which will form one place for all services for large corporations and small SMEs.

Funding had been secured for this year but not beyond 2024 – it was suggested that Cyber Griffin may be self-funded in future.

A question was raised on whether there were any challenges with the Home Office, given that Policing is separate to Security. It was suggested that nationally, the direction of travel seemed to bring those two areas together.

RESOLVED, that the report be noted.

Report of the Commissioner.

Members received a report of the Commissioner regarding the Q4 National Lead Force Performance.

The Commissioner introduced the new Commander, Nik Adams.

There was a discussion on the abandonment rate of calls and the need to improve the wait time of 12 minutes. This prolonged call-holding time was caused by low levels of contact centre staff. One reason cited for the lack of staff was the delay COLP were experiencing in the vetting process of new recruits. The City of London Police explained the need to prioritise the vetting process for data handlers to address this risk.

The Commissioner outlined the difficulties faced in domain blocking .com addresses compared to .co.uk. addresses. Processes were not at stringent although suppliers such as Go Daddy would take down sites if the evidence presented to them was compelling.

A Member sought a copy of the Police IP Crime report to the ICAN Board (5/2022/P).

RESOLVED, that the report be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Innovation and Growth.

Members received a report of the Director of Innovation and Growth regarding an update on Cyber and Economic Crime related activities.

Members welcomed the development of a joint strategy with IG. They noted the convening power of the City of London Corporation and how this might help improve cyber consciousness.

Members invited COLP to consider what Members could do to assist in reaching businesses and suggested that links be made with relevant livery companies.

It was suggested that it would be useful for stakeholders to have one place to go to access all the relevant resources.

RESOLVED, that the report be noted.

There were no questions.

There was no other business.

MOTION - That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) 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 item(s) 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 meeting held on 13 February 2022.

RESOLVED, that the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 14 February 2022.

Joint report of the Town Clerk and Commissoiner.

Members received a joint report of the Town Clerk and Commissioner regarding the Board’s Non-Public outstanding references.

Report of the Commissioner.

Members received a report of the Commissioner regarding the National Lead Force Plan 2020-23 refresh.

Report of the Commissioner.

Members received a report of the Commissioner regarding an update on the NPCC Cyber Crime Portfolio.

Report of the Commissioner.

Members received a report of the Commissioner regarding the Economic and Cyber Crime Stakeholder Engagement Plan.

Report of the Commissioner.

Members received a report of the Commissioner regarding the Fraud and Cyber Crime Reporting and Analysis Service, Next Generation and Current Service update report.

Report of the Commissioner.

Members received a report of the Commissioner regarding the future approach to the City of London Police Staff Survey.

There were no questions.

There was no other business.