Agenda and minutes
Online Crime Working Group - Thursday 27 November 2014 10.00 am

To receive any apologies for absence and any announcements from the Chairman.

1.1  There were no apologies for absence.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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The Working Group 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  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

2.2  Resolved:

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.

The Working Group is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Online Crime Working Group held on 21 October 2014 to be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the Online Crime Working Group meeting held on 21 October 2014 be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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The Working Group is recommended to note the completed action arising from the previous meeting of the Working Group.

4.1  The Chairman stated that he had received a letter from The Rt Hon Lynne Featherstone MP, Minister of State for Crime Prevention, in response to a letter from the Chairman.  She stated in the letter that the British Crime Survey results had now been published online.

4.2  Resolved:

  That the completed action arising from the previous meeting of the Working Group be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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The Working Group is recommended to note the report as background to putting questions to invited guests on online crime in London and to note the discussion.

5.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat, as background to putting questions to invited guests on online crime in London.

5.2  The Chairman welcomed the following guests for the first part of the question and answer session on online crime in London:

·  Alex Marshall QPM, Chief Executive Officer, College of Policing; and

·  Matthew Allen, Director Financial Crime, British Bankers’ Association.

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

5.4  During the discussion Mr Allen undertook to write to the Committee about banking policy on refunding small and medium-sized enterprises which had been the victim of online crime.

5.5  At the conclusion of the discussion the Chairmanthanked the guests for their attendance and their very helpful contributions to the discussion.

5.6  At this point in the proceedings the Chairman announced a short adjournment adjourned while the guests for the second part of the question and answer session took their seats. 

5.7  The Chairman welcomed the following guests for the second part of the question and answer session on online crime in London:

·  Detective Superintendent Jayne Snelgrove, Metropolitan Police Service;

·  Commander Steve Head, National Police Coordinator for Economic Crime, City  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

6.1  There was no other business the Chairman considered urgent.

7.1  The meeting ended at 12.29pm.