Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Nichloas Bensted-Smith, Deputy James Thomson, Deputy Richard Regan and Deputy Henry Pollard.

There were no declarations.

To agree the minutes from the last meeting held on 9 June 2017.

The Sub-Committee considered the minutes of the previous meeting held on 9 June 2017.

[RESOLVED] – That the minutes be approved.

MATTERS ARISING

In reference to Item 3 – Minutes of the previous minutes, the Chairman requested confirmation that the Economic Crime Victim Care Unit presentation would be taking place at the next meeting.  This was confirmed by the Detective Chief Superintendent. (1)

Report of the Town Clerk.

The Sub-Committee received a report of the Town Clerk that summarised the Outstanding References from the previous meeting.

The Town Clerk confirmed with Members that Outstanding Reference No.3 – Victim Satisfaction Surveys was now complete.  Members’ feedback had been passed on to the Economic Crime Directorate team and this was fed back to the Town Clerk and circulated to Members on 26 July 2017.

[RESOLVED] – That the report be received and the Outstanding References updated.

Report of the Commissioner of Police.

The Sub-Committee received a report of the Commissioner of Police that outlined the quantitative and qualitative performance of the City of London Police as the National Lead Force for Fraud for the period April 2017-June 2017.

The Detective Chief Superintendent provided a verbal update on activities over the last period to Members’.

Pursue - The Chairman noted that the 14% decrease in the number of crimes reviewed by NFIB was a cause for concern.  The Detective Chief Superintendent explained that during the recent period there have been a number of major incidents such as the London Bridge attacks and Grenfell Tower fire that have had adverse effects on staff capacity for investigations, reviews and other regular administrative duties.  As such, there had been a reduction in the volume of crimes reviewed by the NFIB, though this shortfall is expected to be temporary.

A Member asked what the size of the Economic Crime directorate team was in order to give some idea of the capacity.  The Detective Chief Superintendent confirmed that there were 23 permanent members of staff on the team, and that in response to the recent major incidents there had been a total of 450 officer days re-allocated across the force.  The Chairman noted this as an example that highlights a fundamental aspect of policing that requires appreciation: that all Police staff operate with a ‘Police Officer First’ mentality.

Protect – In reference to Overall Satisfaction figures, the Chairman declared that although there had been a 2% decrease since last year, any figure above 95% was worthy of congratulation and that a slight attrition rate from 99% in the previous year would have been difficult to avoid.

A Member asked for clarification on the reference to timeliness of alerts as a main cause of victim dissatisfaction. The Detective Chief

There was no further business.

There were no further questions.

[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 the Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

To agree the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 9 June 2017.

The Sub-Committee considered the non-public minutes from the previous meeting on 9 June 2017.

Report of the Director of Markets & Consumer Protection.

The Sub-Committee received a report of the Director of Markets and Consumer Protection updating Members on the progress of Operation Broadway.

Report of the Commissioner of Police.

The Sub-Committee received a report of the Commissioner of Police updating Members on events concerning the Economic Crime Academy. 

Report of the Commissioner of Police.

The Sub-Committee received a report of the Commissioner of Police that summarised notable activity not for publication that was being delivered by the City of London Police in its capacity as the National Lead Force.

There were no further questions.

There was no further business.