Agenda item

Report of the Commissioner.

The Committee received a report of the Commissioner on the Quarterly Community Engagement Update.

A Member questioned how best to make Sector Policing Cluster Panels effective and engaging for residents. Further to this a Committee Member queried if in-person panels were the most appropriate forum for this engagement noting that modern technology allowed for more immediate and wide reading communication. It was observed that it was important to get a balance between dealing with local matters which are of importance to those attending the Panels in-person and reaching those that might not attend the panels in person through other methods.  

Responding to a Committee Member’s question the it was noted that it was important to effectively monitor the changing community within the City of London and that Police Officers had the training to notice the signs of cultural offences. Following a further question, it was confirmed that appropriate engagement through methods such as neighbourhood policing had been employed with regard to Counter Terrorism and that there was a team in place at the City of London police to investigate modern-day slavery cases.

RESOLVED- That the report be noted.