Agenda and minutes
Police and Crime Committee - Thursday 25 February 2016 10.00 am

1.1  Apologies for absence were received from Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, as disclosable pecuniary interests;

(b)  Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any disclosable pecuniary interests in specific items listed on the agenda and the necessary action taken by the Member(s) regarding withdrawal following such declaration(s); and

(c)  Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any other interests deemed to be relevant (including any interests arising from gifts and hospitality received which are not at the time of the meeting reflected on the Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality, and noting also the advice from the GLA’s Monitoring Officer set out at Agenda Item 2) and to note any necessary action taken by the Member(s) following such declaration(s).

2.1  Resolved:

(a)  That the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests.

2.2  It was noted that during the discussion on Agenda Item 5 (Question and Answer Session with the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime and the Metropolitan Police Service):

·   Andrew Dismore declared a non-pecuniary interests as his wife worked for a charity that undertook independent advocacy for people with learning disabilities; and

·  Jennette Arnold OBE AM declared a non-pecuniary interest as a patron of Pan Intercultural Arts.

As the interests were not deemed to be pecuniary interests the Members remained in the meeting for this item.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Police and Crime Committee held on 28 January 2016 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the Police and Crime Committee meeting held on 28 January 2016 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

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The Committee is recommended to note the outstanding and completed actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee, as listed in the report.

4.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

4.2  Resolved:

That the outstanding and completed actions arising from the previous meetings of the Committee, as listed in the report, be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note, as background to the question and answer session with the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime and the Metropolitan Police Service, the monthly report for the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, attached at Appendix 1 to the report; and

(b)  Note the report and answers given by the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime and the Metropolitan Police Service to the questions asked by Members.

5.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to the question and answer session with the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) and the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

5.2  The Chair welcomed the following guests to the meeting:

·  Stephen Greenhalgh, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime; and

·  Craig Mackey QPM, Deputy Commissioner, MPS.

5.3  A transcript of the discussion is attached at Appendix 1.

5.4  During the course of the discussion the Deputy Commissioner, MPS undertook to provide:

·  Data showing the shortage of detectives in the MPS and the proportion of the gap (of 700 to 800 detective posts) in each borough;

·  A video on knife crime and young people made by an academy in East London for Members to view; and

·  The number of MPS officers in each borough that have had specialised training to deal with individuals in custody who have learning disabilities, and information on how any issues/gaps in provision are being addressed.

5.5  During the course of the discussion the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime undertook to provide:

·  Information about the work that Dr Susan Tranter (Head Teacher of Edmonton County School, London Borough of Enfield) is  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the work programme, as set out at paragraph 4.1 of the report; and

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with the party Group Lead Members, to agree:

·  The Committee’s report arising from its scrutiny review of the Impact of Alcohol on Policing London’s Night-Time Economy; and

·  Any output arising from the Committee’s discussion of crime and anti-social behaviour on London’s roads.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

6.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the work programme as set out at paragraph 4.1 of the report be noted; and

(b)  That authority be delegated to the Chair, in consultation with party Group Leads Members, to agree:

·  The Committee’s report arising from its scrutiny review of the Impact of Alcohol on Policing London’s Night-Time Economy; and

·  Any output arising from the Committee’s discussion on crime and anti-social behaviour on London’s roads.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Thursday, 3 March 2016 at 10am in the Chamber, City Hall.

7.1  The date of the next meeting was scheduled for Thursday, 3 March 2016 at 10.00am in the Chamber, City Hall.

8.1  There was no other business the Chair considered urgent.

9.1  The meeting ended at 12.25pm.