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Composition

·       Up to six Members of the Police Authority Board appointed by the Police Authority Board, in addition to the Chair and Deputy Chair;

·       One co-opted Member to be appointed by the Audit and Risk Management Committee; and

·       Up to two co-opted Members of the Court of Common Council to be appointed by the Police Authority Board.

·       The Chair of Finance Committee or their nominee.

·       Up to two external independent members, to be appointed by the Police Authority Board.

Frequency of meetings

·       The Committee shall meet up to four times per annum.

Quorum

Three Members (at least two of whom must be Common Councillors).

Terms of Reference

To be responsible for:

a)     monitoring and challenging City of London Police’s use of resources to deliver its strategic priorities efficiently and effectively

b)     overseeing City of London Police’s financial management including monitoring in-year financial performance against revenue and capital budgets, scrutiny of proposed revenue and capital budgets and the Medium Term Financial Plan;

c)     overseeing the City of London Police’s human resource management including strategic workforce planning and establishment strength;

d)     overseeing commercial projects and major change programmes and scrutinising capital spend and other investment to ensure value for money;

e)     scrutinising internal audit reporting and implementation of recommendations; and

f)      scrutinising police estates strategy requirements to ensure effective delivery of services that meet community needs.

g)     Monitoring the delivery of Policing Plan priorities and actions relating to the above responsibilities, and scrutinising associated performance against relevant indicators in the Policing Plan performance framework

h)     Monitoring the management of risks relating to the above responsibilities