Agenda item

Report of the Commissioner of the City of London Police.

The Committee received a Report of the Commissioner of the City of London Police concerning Stop and Search Data for Q2.

Members took ITEM 6 and ITEM 7 together.

A Member queried the outcome rates on page 30. In response, officers, whilst pointing out that CoLP was the best performing Force in the UK in terms of positive and judicial outcomes post arrest (28%), cautioned Members that the data within the Report needed to be set in context; once an arrest was made, it could result in a range of eventualities, which did not, in and of itself, negate the overall effectiveness and efficacy of Stop and Search as a tactic in the City. Indeed, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary’s (HMIC) recent study found that 92% of the City of London Police’s Stop and Searches were deemed reasonable – this was was the highest rate across all UK Forces. Whilst the picture was nuanced, the Assistant Commissioner confirmed that he would look to provide clearer explanation on the data in future.

Members queried whether the statistics concerning Stop and Search based on ethnicity could be presented in percentage terms going forward. Officers responded that they would liaise with the Stop and Search Working Group and bring a revised data set to the Committee in the future.

RESOLVED – that the Committee noted the Report.