MOPAC decisions

• Date signed: 06/01/25
• Reference code: PCD 1791

The DMPC agree a request to settle claims against the MPS, as set out in the part 2 report.

The Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime has the discretion to authorise the settlement of legal proceedings where it would be conducive to the maintenance of an efficient and effective police force.

• Date signed: 13/01/25
• Reference code: PCD 1795

The DMPC agree an increase to the authority to settle the claim of XAB. Settlement has been agreed on two of the three claims against the MPS, as set out in the part 2 report.
The Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime has the discretion to authorise the settlement of legal proceedings where it would be conducive to the maintenance of an efficient and effective police force.

• Date signed: 10/02/25
• Reference code: PCD 1806

The Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime (DMPC) is asked to consider an application for financial assistance of the sum of £31,185.00 (exclusive of VAT) made by the Applicants for legal representation at a public inquiry. This amount excludes solicitors and counsels disbursement costs outlined within the exempt report but for which estimated costs are unknown.
The Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime has the discretion to authorise financial assistance for police officers and staff where it would be conducive to the maintenance of an efficient and effective police force.

• Date signed: 31/12/25
• Reference code: PCD 1796

This paper seeks approval to implement a predominantly insourced operating model for recruit training, supported by a Higher Education Institution (HEI) for the delivery of the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA).

• Date signed: 31/01/25
• Reference code: PCD 1798

This paper requests approval to implement a more user-friendly, simpler and more efficient cost-effective cloud-based approach, known as ‘Modern Management’, for the deployment and ongoing management of laptop and desktops Windows based user devices.

• Date signed: 07/02/25
• Reference code: PCD 1801

Approval is sought to make a direct award of contract to a specialist Recruitment company to deliver a singular recruitment process for Legally Qualified Persons and Independent Panel Members for MOPAC. This is a statutory obligation for MOPAC to supply them to MPS Misconduct Hearings and additional people are required to meet increased demand.

• Date signed: 31/03/25
• Reference code: PCD 1818

The Treasury Management Mid-Year Review provides details of MOPAC’s investment and borrowing activities for the period from 1 April 2024 to 30 September 2024 (the Reporting Period) and highlights any relevant issues.
Returns on MOPAC’s investments during the Reporting Period were £10.68m against an interest receivable budget for the full year of £13.30m (80.30%).
MOPAC’s external borrowing reduced from £479.55m on 1 April 2024 to £478.75m at 30 September 2024.
All Treasury activity has been within the boundaries and levels set by the MOPAC Group and set out in the 2024/25 Treasury Management Strategy which was approved on 18 March 2024.

• Date signed: 31/03/25
• Reference code: PCD 1821

The Treasury Management Strategy Statement (TMSS) sets out how MOPAC will manage its borrowings and investments over the short and medium term.
The GLA will continue to implement the MOPAC TMSS via the Treasury Management Shared Service arrangement. MOPAC is a member of the London Treasury Liquidity Fund LP (LTLF) who manage all MOPAC investments to generate financial and risk reduction benefits.
The MOPAC TMSS will make use of both the London Treasury Liquidity Fund LP (LTLF) for investment purposes and has the capacity if required to make investments in its own name. This is designed to spread counter party risk.
The external debt and treasury management limits and indicators in Appendix 1 are consistent with the MOPAC medium term financial strategy and 2025-26 budget.

• Date signed: 31/03/25
• Reference code: PCD 1811

Following the cross-GLA budget setting exercise from November 2024 – February 2025, and the London Assembly’s approval of the Mayor’s Council tax requirement at its meeting on 25 February 2025, the detailed MOPAC component budget for 2025-26 is submitted for the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime’s approval.
The budget presents a financing requirement for the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) of £1,159.1m for 2025-26. This supports both the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (including the Violence Reduction Until) and the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). It also sets out a capital programme of £338.4m for 2025-26, which sits alongside the more detailed capital strategy.
The reserve strategy includes details of both the general reserve and the earmarked reserves held, and explains the purpose of each reserve, together with the estimated opening balances for the year, details of planned additions and withdrawals, and the estimated closing balances. The reserves currently have a forecast closing balance in 2024/25 of £262.2m, reducing to £124.0m by the end of 2027/28.

• Date signed: 20/01/25
• Reference code: PCD 1802

Executive Summary:

The Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime (DMPC) is recommended to approve the settlement of a claim identified in the exempt part of this report.

There is an open and exempt report as some of the information relates to data protection, is commercially sensitive and is legal professional privileged.

• Date signed: 27/01/25
• Reference code: PCD 1805

The DMPC agree a request to settle a claim against the MPS, as set out in the part 2 report.
The Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime has the discretion to authorise the settlement of legal proceedings where it would be conducive to the maintenance of an efficient and effective police force.

• Date signed: 31/01/25
• Reference code: PCD 1797

This business case seeks approval to commence the procurement of MPS critical voice services, comprised of 999, 101, contact centers and enterprise voice services, as well as procurement of secure services to replace the current Call Routing Agreement Two (CRA2).

• Date signed: 07/02/25
• Reference code: PCD 1803

This paper seeks the approval of the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime to settle legal costs relating to a judicial review claim against MOPAC in accordance with the terms set out in Part 2 of this decision form. The claim for judicial review is in relation to MOPAC’s decision to extend it’s GPS tagging programme for a further two years and was issued against MOPAC and the Ministry of Justice.

• Date signed: 17/10/24
• Reference code: PCD 1710

In the Police and Crime Plan, the Mayor sets out his commitment to protect children and young people from violence, harm and exploitation. This decision requests continuation and extension of funding to the end of March 2029 to the following projects and services to ensure young Londoners continue to have access to specialist support needed to help them cope and recover from crime or trauma and/or reduce risk of victimisation and exploitation:
Information Sharing to Tackle Violence and SafeStats – collating violence data from hospitals to improve understanding of where and when violence happens.

Funding to support local and regional safeguarding activity, including contributory funding to the London Safeguarding Children Partnership.

The Lighthouse – which supports children and young people who have been sexually abused in North Central London.
Child Sexual Abuse Hubs – which supports children and young people who have been sexually abused in North West, North East, South East and South West London.
The financial commitment will be £1,768,662 in 2025/26 and £1,583,662 per year from 2026/27 to 2028/29. The total financial commitment will therefore be £6,519,648.

• Date signed: 18/10/24
• Reference code: PCD 1713

As outlined in the Mayor’s election manifesto earlier this year, keeping Londoners safe has been – and will continue to be – his top priority for this new mayoralty. This includes redoubling efforts to reduce Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). The development of his new Police and Crime Plan (PCP), as well as his refreshed VAWG Strategy, will be informed through consultation with Londoners, and will set out MOPAC’s strategic priorities for this term.

To help deliver on the Mayor’s commitments, MOPAC commissions a wide range of specialist services for victims-survivors of VAWG and funds various innovative initiatives across London to help prevent and reduce VAWG. MOPAC receives funding from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to partially fund some of these services.

The following 10 services/initiatives have been identified as key programmes supporting the delivery of the Mayor’s ambition to tackle VAWG:

London’s Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC’s)

London Holistic and Advocacy Wrap-Around Service (LHAWAS)

London Stalking Support Service (LSSS)

Prevention and Action through Community Engagement and Training (P&ACT)

CouRAGEus

Specialist support for LGBT+ victims-survivors of domestic abuse

VAWG Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Expert Reference Group (ERG)

Women’s Night Safety Charter (WNSC)

Safer Spaces Now

VAWG Leadership Training

This decision requests approval to commit further investment by procuring, continuing and/or extending these vital services and initiatives that help ensure that VAWG is prevented and where it does occur, victims-survivors continue to have access to the specialist support they need to help them cope and recover from their experience. Where applicable, services will be extended to enable MOPAC to recommission specialist support for victims-survivors that reflect the Mayor’s new PCP and refreshed VAWG Strategy.

The total financial commitment from 2024-2029 is £18,643,937.

• Date signed: 23/09/24
• Reference code: PCD 1703

As part of the MPS Professionalism transformation agenda and addressing the Casey and Angiolini reviews this paper sets out proposed change and investment in the MPS vetting arrangements. Over a 5 year term there is proposed investment of c£6,400,000 in respect of procuring, implementing and operating a new case management system, a credit/address check service and extending the Vetting Transformation project team to implement these and other improvements. The cost is being funded from a combination of existing budgets and the New Met for London (NMfL) budget.

• Date signed: 10/10/24
• Reference code: PCD 1719

The Casey Review has highlighted that trust needs to be rebuilt between the MPS and victims of crime. The Police and Crime Plan for London commits to increase public trust in the MPS and provide better support to victims. Engagement with individuals with lived experience like the existing Victim Voice Forum (VVF) enables the MPS and MOPAC to gain valuable insight and drive change.



This decision seeks approval to award a contract to Act by Laura Currer for the provision of facilitation, consultation and engagement with individuals with lived experience to inform MPS and MOPAC practice and services. The contract is to begin development of additional Victim Voice Forums (for victims and survivors of VAWG, disabled victims and LGBTQ+ victims) whilst also assisting MOPAC to develop in-house capability to deliver the full Victim Voice Forum programme and embed good practice around user voice. The value of the contract is a maximum of £96,300 and is for an initial period of 18 months, with the option to extend by a further 18 months at the cost of an additional £96,300.
In addition, this decision seeks approval to allocate a budget of £100,000 and authority to procure specialist advice on developing MOPAC’s capabilities around working with lived experience and embedding it into MOPAC’s work.

• Date signed: 12/09/24
• Reference code: PCD 1715

This paper seeks approval to invest in and initiate procurement for the acquisition of 96 protected carriers (vehicles) to support the London and national requirements for public order policing. The initial cost is estimated at £10,848,000, with annual running costs of £792,000. These costs will be met from within the approved capital programme and existing revenue budgets. In addition, MPS seek approval for investment of £574,000 to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) for the increased number of officers trained at Level 2 public order training. This cost will be met from the approved New Met for London budget.

• Date signed: 01/10/24
• Reference code: PCD 1722

The Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime is asked to approve the application for financial assistance made by the Applicants for the sum of £40,000.00 (exclusive of VAT) for the reasons set out in Part 2.
The DMPC has power to grant the application of £40,000.00 (exclusive of VAT) if she is satisfied that funding the Applicants legal expenses in the proceedings is likely to secure an efficient and effective police force.

• Date signed: 17/10/24
• Reference code: PCD 1723

In the Police and Crime Plan 2022-2025 there are a number of priorities relating to reducing violence, reducing re-offending and improving the effectiveness of the Criminal Justice System in London.
This decision requests the continuation and extension of funding up to the end of March 2029 for the following projects and services relating to the Criminal Justice System:
Drug Testing in Police Custody
MAPPA- funding contribution for the London Executive Office of London MAPPA
Integrated Offender Management (IOM) – funding for the continuation of mental health support for individuals subject to IOM arrangements
London Stalking Threat Assessment Centre (S-TAC)- funding for the victim advocacy service
Drive- funding for tackling the behaviour of high harm perpetrators of domestic abuse.
Women in contact with the CJS- funding for co-commissioned women’s centres.
The financial commitment will be £3,363,000 in 2025/26, £740,000 in 2026/27, £40,000 in 2027/28 and £40,000 in 2028/29. Therefore, the total financial commitment will be £4,183,000.