Committee details

Composition

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

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

·       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

Any three members (at least two of whom must be Common Councillors).

Terms of Reference

To be responsible for:

a)    Overseeing the force’s local operational responsibilities as independent police service for the City of London force area, having regard to the Strategic Policing Requirement and relevant national strategies in this area

b)    Specifically, overseeing local policing operations including neighborhood policing and response, policing services and outcomes relating to victims in the City of London (including delivery of and performance against local components of the Victims Strategy), and operational services and initiatives relating to vulnerability, serious and organized crime, counter-terror, and custody and offender management

c)    Reviewing and challenging the force’s community engagement and partnership working arrangements, including preventative work to address the root causes of crime and policing demand

d)    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

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