Agenda and minutes
Police and Crime Committee - Wednesday 30 October 2019 10.00 am

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

1.1  An apology for absence was received from Andrew Dismore AM.

1.2  During the discussion on domestic abuse, Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, who was facilitating that part of the meeting, welcomed students and staff from Bolton School Girls Division, who were observing the meeting from the public gallery.

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).

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.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: 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, as listed in the report.

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

3.2   Resolved:

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

3.3  Following this item, in accordance with Standing Order 2.2D, and the consent of the Committee, the Chair took Agenda Item 5 (the Police and Crime Committee’s Work Programme next).

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Janette Roker, [email protected]; 020 7983 6562

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the progress on the work programme, as set out in the report;

(b)  Note the topics for its thematic meetings in November 2019 and January 2020, which were agreed by the GLA Oversight Committee at its meeting on 16 October 2019; and

(c)  Note the summary of the site visit to the cross-community weapons sweep organised by Camden Borough Operational Command Unit on 16 October 2019, as set out in paragraph 4.4 of the report.

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

4.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the progress on the work programme as set out in the report be noted.

(b)  That the topics for the Committee’s thematic meetings in November 2019 and January 2020, which were agreed by the GLA Oversight Committee at its meeting on 16 October 2019, be noted.

(c)  That the summary of the site visit to the cross-community weapons sweep organised by Camden Borough Operational Command Unit on 16 October 2019, as set out in paragraph 4.4 of the report, be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Becky Short, [email protected]; 020 7983 4560

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the report as background to the discussion on domestic abuse in London and to note the subsequent discussion; and

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chair of the Committee, in consultation with party Group Lead Members and Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, to agree any output from the Committee’s investigation into domestic abuse in London.

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

5.2  The Chair welcomed guests with a wide range of experiences and from varied organisations who were involved in supporting victims and survivors of domestic abuse and perpetrators of domestic abuse in London. 

5.3  During the discussion, Sherry Peck, Chief Executive, Safer London offered to share a briefing paper on strengthening the pathways for children who were victims of domestic violence.

5.4  During the discussion, Joanna Sharpen, Director of Policy and Projects, Against Violence and Abuse, offered to share briefings for the Domestic Abuse Bill 2019 on what best practice would look like, what children’s services should be doing, what was already available and what the gaps were.

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

5.6  At the end of the discussion, the Chair thanked the guests for their attendance and very helpful contributions, and invited them to write to the Committee with any further comments.

5.7  Resolved:

(a)  That the report and discussion be noted.

(b)  That authority be delegated to the Chair of the Committee, in consultation with  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Wednesday, 13 November 2019 at 10am in the Chamber, City Hall.

6.1  The date of the next meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, 13 November 2019 at 10am in the Chamber, City Hall, but was subject to decisions about London Assembly committee meetings during the pre-election period for the general election on 12 December 2019.

7.1  There was no other business the Chair considered urgent.

8.1  The meeting ended at 12.01pm.