Agenda and minutes
Police and Crime Committee - Wednesday 29 March 2017 10.00 am

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

1.1  At the beginning of the meeting, the Chairman on behalf of the Committee, expressed his deepest sympathy for all the families and people affected by the terrorist incident in Westminster on 22 March 2017.  He expressed his gratitude to the emergency services and especially to PC Keith Palmer who had bravely given his life to protect others.  On the Chairman’s invitation, the Committee, guests and members of the public observing the meeting observed a minute’s silence in remembrance of the victims of the terrorist attack.

1.2  Apologies for absence were received from: Kemi Badenoch AM, for whom Tony Arbour AM attended as a substitute; from Andrew Dismore AM; and from Keith Prince AM for whom Shaun Bailey AM attended as a substitute.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Joanna Brown, [email protected] and Teresa Young, [email protected]; 020 7983 6559

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:

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 Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meetings of the Police and Crime Committee held on 23 February 2017 and 9 March 2017 to be signed by the Chairman as correct records.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the Police and Crime Committee meetings held on 23 February 2017 and 9 March 2017 be signed by the Chairman as correct records.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Joanna Brown, [email protected] and Teresa Young, [email protected]; 020 7983 6559

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

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

4.2  Resolved:

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

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Joanna Brown, [email protected] and Teresa Young, [email protected]; 020 7983 6559

The Committee is recommended to note the recent action taken by the Chairman of the Police and Crime Committee, Steve O’Connell AM, under delegated authority, following consultation with the party Group Lead Members and Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, namely to send a letter to the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime about tackling electoral fraud and malpractice in London.

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

5.2  Resolved:

That the recent actions taken by the Chairman, Steve O’Connell AM, under delegated authority, following consultation with the party Group Lead Members and Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, namely to send a letter to the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime about tackling electoral fraud and malpractice in London, be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Joanna Brown, [email protected] and Teresa Young, [email protected]; 020 7983 6559

The Committee is recommended to note the response from the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime to its report, Response to the Mayor’s Draft Police and Crime Plan, attached at Appendix 1 to this report.

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

6.2  Resolved:

That the response from the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime to its report, Response to the Mayor’s Draft Police and Crime Plan, be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Becky Short, [email protected]; 020 7983 4760

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the monthly report from the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime as background to the question and answer session with the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime and the Metropolitan Police Service; 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.

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

7.2  The Chairman welcomed the following guests to the meeting:

·  Sophie Linden, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime; and

·  Craig Mackey QPM, Acting Commissioner, MPS.

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

7.4  During the course of the discussion the Acting Commissioner undertook to provide the Police and Crime Committee with the findings of the recent MPS training exercise on the river.

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

·  Check and publish what could be made public from consultation events with young people on the Draft Police and Crime Plan; and to follow the normal practice in terms of publishing general consultation responses; and

·  Provide regular updates to the Police and Crime Committee on borough mergers.

7.6  At the end of the discussion the Chairman thanked the guests for their attendance and helpful contributions.

7.7  Resolved:

(a)  That the monthly report from the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, attached at  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Becky Short, [email protected]; 020 7983 4760

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the summary of work completed in 2016-17.

(b)  Note the schedule of meetings proposed for 2017-18, which is subject to agreement at the Annual Meeting of the London Assembly on 3 May 2017.

(c)  Delegate authority to its Chairman, Steve O’Connell AM, in consultation with the party Group Lead Members and Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, to agree arrangements for a site visit to the MPS training centre in Hendon to observe the facilities for the training and development of officers.

(d)   Delegate authority to its Chairman, Steve O’Connell AM, in consultation with the party Group Lead Members and Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, to agree the terms of reference and scope for the Committee’s first provisional meeting of the 2017-18 Assembly year on 11 May 2017.

(e)  Agree, in relation to urgent matters only, a general delegation of   authority in respect of the Committee’s powers and functions (apart from those that cannot under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 be delegated) to the Chairman of the Committee, in consultation with the party Group Lead Members of the Committee  ...  view the full agenda text for item 8.

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

8.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the summary of work completed in 2016-17 be noted.

(b)  That the schedule of meetings proposed for 2017-18, which is subject to agreement at the Annual Meeting of the London Assembly on 3 May 2017, be noted.

(c)  That authority be delegated to the Chairman, in consultation with the party Group Lead Members and Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, to agree arrangements for a site visit to the MPS training centre in Hendon to observe the facilities for the training and development of officers.

(d)  That authority be delegated to the Chairman, in consultation with the party Group Lead Members and Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, to agree the terms of reference and scope for the Committee’s first provisional meeting of the 2017-18 Assembly year on 11 May 2017.

(e)  That, in relation to urgent matters only, a general delegation of authority in respect of the Committee’s powers and functions (apart from those that cannot under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 be delegated) be granted to the Chairman, in consultation with the party Group Lead Members of the Committee and Caroline Pidgeon MBE  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

The provisional scheduled date for the next meeting of the Police and Crime committee is Thursday, 11 May 2017 at 10am in the Chamber, City Hall, subject to the agreement of dates for committee meetings in the 2017/18 Assembly year at the London Assembly’s Annual Meeting, scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 3 May 2017.

9.1  The next meeting was scheduled provisionally for Thursday, 11 May 2017 at 10am in the Chamber, City Hall, subject to the agreement of dates for committee meetings in the 2017/18 Assembly year at the London Assembly’s Annual Meeting, scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 3 May 2017.

10.1  There was no other business the Chairman considered urgent.

11.1  The meeting ended at 11.54pm.