Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

Members considered a report of the Town Clerk regarding the City of London Police Authority Board’s Committees and appointments.

 

RESOLVED, that

 

Members agree that it would be appropriate to maintain the current tempo of meetings as outlined in Appendix 1.

 

Members approve the Chair, Deputy Chair, Member, External Member and Committee Member role descriptions at Appendix 3.

 

Note the continuation of the Special Interest Area (SIA) Scheme at Appendix 5, and a review of the Scheme due in July 2022.

 

Noted the vacancy for the ICV Lead, formerly held by Deputy Keith Bottomley and appointed Tijs Broeke for an interim period subject to seeking expressions of interest from the wider Board.

 

Each Committee be increased in size to include six Members of the Board.

 

Each Committee quorum be revised to “three Members at least two of which will be Court of Common Councillors”.

 

With regard to the,

 

Economic & Cyber Crime Committee (ECCC)

 

a)    Members note the inclusion of the appointment of the Chairman of Policy & Resources Committee or their nominee to the ECCC;

 

b)    Members note the responsibility of Policy & Resources Committee to appoint a further one of its Members to the ECCC;

 

c)     Members approve the revised terms of reference and composition as proposed in Appendix 2;

 

d)    Alderman Emma Edhem, Alderman Timothy Hailes, Andrew Lentin, Deputy Graham Packham and Dawn Wright be appointed for 2022/23.

 

e)    Deputy James Thomson be appointed Chair for 2022/23; and Tijs Broeke be appointed Deputy Chair for 2022/23.

 

f)      Members note the continuation of the External Independent representatives appointed in 2021.

 

g)    Members note that the co-opted Court of Common Council places on the Committee were to be advertised after the meeting and appointed in May 2022.

 

 

Strategic Planning & Performance Committee (SPPC)

 

a)    Members approve the revised terms of reference as proposed in Appendix 2.

 

b)    Caroline Addy, Munsur Ali, Alderman Timothy Hailes, Andrew Lentin and Deborah Oliver be appointed for 2022/23;

 

h)    Tijs Broeke be appointed Chair for 2022/23; and Andrew Lentin be appointed Deputy Chair for 2022/23.

 

i)      Members note the continuation of the External Independent representatives appointed in 2021.

 

j)      Members note that the co-opted Court of Common Council places on the Committee were to be advertised after the meeting and appointed in May 2022.

 

Resource, Risk & Estates Committee (RREC)

 

a)    Members approve the revised terms of reference as proposed in Appendix 2.

 

b)    Alderman Emma Edhem, Alderman Timothy Hailes, Andrew Lentin and Dawn Wright be appointed for 2022/23;

 

c)     Alderman Timothy Hailes be appointed Chair for 2022/23; and Tijs Broeke be appointed Deputy Chair for 2022/23.

 

d)    Members note the continuation of the External Independent representatives appointed in 2021.

 

e)    Members note that the co-opted Court of Common Council places on the Committee were to be advertised after the meeting and appointed in May 2022.

 

 

Professional Standards & Integrity Committee (PSIC)

 

a)    Members approve its revised terms of reference, including that it remains appropriate for the power to make determinations on Review Panel matters continues to lie with the Chair of the Committee in consultation with at least two Committee colleagues, and the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Board

b)    Members approve the revised terms of reference as proposed in Appendix 2.

 

c)     Caroline Addy, Nicholas Bensted-Smith, Alderman Emma Edhem and Deborah Oliver be appointed for 2022/23;

 

d)    Caroline Addy be appointed Chair for 2022/23; and Deborah Oliver be appointed Deputy Chair for 2022/23.

 

e)    Members note the continuation of the External Independent representatives appointed in 2021.

 

f)      Members note that the co-opted Court of Common Council places on the Committee were to be advertised after the meeting and appointed in May 2022.

 

 

City of London Police Pensions Board

 

• Cllr John Todd be appointed as Chairman for 2022/23, subject to his willingness to serve;

 

• Alexander Barr appointed as Deputy Chairman for 2022/23, subject to his willingness to serve; and

 

• Members endorse the terms of reference at Appendix 2.

 

 

Streets & Walkways Sub (Planning & Transportation) Committee

 

• Deputy Graham Packham to be appointed.

 

 

Digital Services Committee

 

• Alderman Emma Edhem to be appointed.

 

 

Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Sub (Community & Children’s Services) Committee

 

• Tijs Broeke and Munsur Ali be appointed.

 

 

Safer City Partnership

 

• Tijs Broeke be appointed for 2022/23; and

 

• Members note that Tijs Broeke will act as Deputy Chair of the SCP for 2022/23.

 

Association of Police and Crime Commissioners

 

• Note that Deputy James Thomson remains the APCC Member and that this appointment is within the gift of the APCC Board.

 

 

Capital Buildings Board

 

• Members note the appointment of the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Police Authority Board to the CBB.

 

 

Crime and Disorder Scrutiny Committee

 

• Members note the appointment of the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Police Authority Board to the CDSC.