Agenda and minutes
Police and Crime Committee - Wednesday 23 January 2019 10.00 am
Venue: Committee Room 5, City Hall, The Queen's Walk, London, SE1 2AA
Contact: Teresa Young; Telephone: 020 7983 6559; Email: [email protected]; Minicom: 020 7983 4458
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Apologies for Absence and Chairman's Announcements To receive any apologies for absence and any announcements from the Chairman. Minutes: 1.1 Apologies for absence were received from: Steve O’Connell AM (Chairman), for whom Tony Devenish AM attended as a substitute; and Len Duvall AM.
1.2 In the absence of the Chairman, and in accordance with Standing Order 2.1B, the meeting was chaired by Unmesh Desai AM, Deputy Chair. |
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Declarations of Interests PDF 85 KB Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat Contact: 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). Minutes: 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. |
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Summary List of Actions PDF 208 KB Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat Contact: Teresa Young, [email protected]; 020 7983 6559
The Committee is recommended to note the completed, closed and ongoing actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee and additional correspondence, as listed in the report. Additional documents:
Minutes: 3.1 The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.
3.2 Resolved:
That the completed, ongoing and closed actions arising from the previous meetings of the Committee and additional correspondence, as listed in the report, be noted. |
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Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat Contact: Rebecca Owen-Evans, [email protected]; 020 7983 4591.
The Committee is recommended to:
(a) Note that following consultation with the party Group Lead Members and Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, the Chairman has agreed the scope for this meeting under delegated authority;
(b) Note the report as background to a discussion with invited guests and note the subsequent discussion;
(c) Delegate authority to the Chairman, in consultation with party Group Lead Members and Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, to agree any output from the discussion. Additional documents:
Minutes: 4.1 The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat, as background to putting questions to invited guests on stop and search.
4.2 The Chair welcomed the following guests: · Neena Samota, StopWatch, Programme Director Criminology and Sociology and Programme Director MA Human Trafficking, Migration and Organised Crime, St Mary’s University; · Jay Bance, Peer Outreach Team, Greater London Authority (GLA); · Derreem Huggins, Peer Outreach Team, GLA; · Oluwatosin Adegoke, Stop and Search Monitoring Group, Hackney CVS; and · Deji Adeoshun, Youth Leadership Manager, Hackney CVS.
4.3 A transcript of the discussion is attached at Appendix 1.
4.4 During the course of the discussion Neena Samota agreed to provide: · A copy of the recent report produced by StopWatch, LSE and Release, The Colour of Injustice: ’Race’, drugs and law enforcement in England and Wales on the disproportional impact on black and minority ethnic (BAME) groups of stop and search; and · Evidence of the disproportionate impact on BAME groups of stop and searches under Section 60 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1994 and evidence of Section 60 being used without good reason.
4.5 At the end of the discussion, the Chair thanked the guests for their attendance and very helpful ... view the full minutes text for item 4. |
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Police and Crime Committee Work Programme PDF 60 KB Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat Contact: Becky Short, [email protected]; 020 7983 4760
The Committee is recommended to note the progress on its work programme, as set out in the report. Minutes: 5.1 The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.
5.2 Resolved:
That the progress on work programme, as set out in the report, be noted. |
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Date of Next Meeting The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Wednesday, 6 February 2019 at 10am in Committee Room 5, City Hall. Minutes: 6.1 The date of the next meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, 6 February 2019 at 10am in Committee Room 5, City Hall. |
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Any Other Business the Chairman Considers Urgent Minutes: 7.1 There was no other business the Chair considered urgent. |
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Close of Meeting Minutes: 8.1 The meeting ended at 12.04pm. |