Agenda item

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Dan Maton, [email protected], 020 7983 4681

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 of London; and

·  Rebecca Lawrence, Director of Strategy, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC).

5.8  A transcript of the discussion is attached at Appendix 2.

5.9  In response to a question, Detective Superintendent Jane Snelgrove undertook to provide the Working Group with the key performance indicators for the FALCON Command. She also undertook to provide information in respect of training on cyber-crime for new officers and the upskilling of other officers .

5.10  During the discussion Members commented on how informative they had found their visit to Action Fraud on 26 November 2014 and requested Commander Head to convey their thanks to Detective Superintendent Peter O’Doherty, Director, National Fraud Intelligence Bureau and Action Fraud, for hosting the visit.

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

5.12  Resolved:

  That the report and answers given by the invited guests for the question and answer session on online crime in London, be noted.