MOPAC decisions

• Date signed: 08/02/23
• Date published: 21/12/23
• Reference code: PCD 1363

This Decision sets out the proposed funding and commissioning approach to the second phase of the VAWG Grassroots Fund for financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25. 
Since 2020, the Mayor has invested £3m to the VAWG Grassroots fund (PCD559), aimed at supporting the resilience of organisations who focus on ending VAWG. Delivered in partnership with the London Community Foundation and The Social Innovation Partnership, the Fund has supported 41 London-based grassroots VAWG organisations, all run by ‘by and for’ minoritised communities, 75% of which are led by women of colour.  
It is the intention to build on the success of the VAWG Grassroots fund to date, to create a new 2-year fund for 2023/24 and 2024/25, to enable growth, and to improve accessibility to as wide a range of community groups as possible including to those who are black and minoritised, those with disabilities, neuro-diverse, LGBT+ and older people. This Decision is also to ensure appropriate resource is allocated to the Fund Manager to effectively engage and deploy the Grassroots Fund. The London Community Foundation are the existing fund managers for the VAWG Grassroots Fund and the intention is to retain their services, in reference to PCD 1196 Grant Administration Services Contract.
The total financial commitment for round two will be £1.7m in 2023/24 and £1.7m in 2024/25 for the Grassroots Funding pot and London Community Foundation (LCF) Fund Manager and Capacity Building fee. 

• Date signed: 23/11/22
• Date published: 21/12/23
• Reference code: PCD 1327

This paper seeks approval for the acceptance of Home Office funding of £7,988,282 for the each of the financial years 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25, and an additional £700,000 in 2022/23 only. The funding is in support of the existing Grip Violence activity and can only be used for Hot Spot patrols and developing Problem Oriented Policing (POP). The funding will be used to make grants to the British Transport Police (BTP) of £150,000 and the Jill Dando Institute of £283,382 in support of their contributions towards these activities.

• Date signed: 10/11/22
• Date published: 21/12/23
• Reference code: PCD 1337

This decision requests approval for the purchase of 1893 units of Crye Precision Ballistic Body Armour to replace all current AFOs body armour (excluding CTSFOs).
The current ballistic body armour is based on historic technology and certified to the Home Office 2007 standard which will be withdrawn in May 2022, impacting our ability to purchase protection. A commercial process to identify a replacement has been completed with Crye Precision being the recommendation.
The Crye Precision Ballistic Body Armour presents a number of improvements including meeting the 2017 Home Office standard, as a replacement to the current standard, which will soon be discontinued and improved comfort thereby reducing muscular-skeletal injures.
The Crye Precision was the only armour tested that fully complied with the user and operational requirements as well as Human Factors testing.
The new user requirements support improvements recommended by the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection (PaDP) Op Leven review. Lighter-weight Ballistic Body Armour (BBA) is seen as a key enabler to increase female AFO representation across the armed commands.

• Date signed: 28/04/23
• Date published: 11/12/23
• Reference code: PCD 1433

The Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime (DMPC) is asked to consider a request to settle a claim.
The Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime has the discretion to authorise financial settlement of claims where it would be conducive to the maintenance of an efficient and effective police force

• Date signed: 23/01/23
• Date published: 11/12/23
• Reference code: PCD 1350

This report sets out the 2022/23 financial forecast for MPS and MOPAC as at 30 September 2022. This is the second financial monitoring report for the year and is to be considered alongside the published quarterly monitoring report that also sets out key outcomes information.
At Quarter One budget changes of £1.1m and a net revised budget of £3,185.1m were approved, reflecting additional grant funding of £47.1m, additional other income of £23.4m and a £2.7m reduction in transfers from reserves. The Quarter Two budget reflects further changes, with additional £31.1m grant funding, notably £16m Home Office grant funding for the pay award and £2.3m increase in CT grant, and other income of £0.4m and a £0.5m net additional application of reserves. This report sets out the revised changes to the budget since the revised budget was approved at Quarter One.
As at the end of September 2022 MPS and MOPAC are forecasting an underspend of £3.2m for the end of the 2022/23 financial year of which £1.3m relates to MOPAC and £1.9m relates to MPS. The forecast position includes the additional costs to date for Operation London Bridge and assumes that they will be reimbursed by the Home Office.
The Capital Programme remains unchanged and is forecasting full year spend of £321.8m, an underspend of £73.8m against the budget of £395.6m. As in previous years, it is planned that the Quarter Two forecasts will become the revised capital budget for Quarter Three and year-end.
The forecast position on reserves is also set out in the report and shows that earmarked reserves are forecast to reduce from an opening balance of £522.7m to £409.1m by the end of 2022/23. The reduction in reserves is £10.4m less than anticipated when the budget was set due a number of reasons including, reprofiling of projects into future financial years requiring funds to be carried forward from both 2021/22 into 2022/23 and also 2022/23 into 2023/24, and changes in planned usage of reserves.

• Date signed: 31/03/23
• Date published: 11/12/23
• Reference code: PCD 1425

The Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime (DMPC) is asked to consider a request to settle civil claims.

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

• Date signed: 20/12/23
• Date published: 11/12/23
• Reference code: PCD 1358

The Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime (DMPC) is asked to approve the settlement of civil claims against the MPS.

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: 21/12/22
• Date published: 11/12/23
• Reference code: PCD 1298

This decision seeks to maintain the existing Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) service provision commissioned by the Mayor in London which supports all victims of sexual violence for a further twelve months from 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023.
SARC provision is a core function of Police and Crime Commissioners; and the only service that offers the forensic medical examinations which are a specialist medical procedure which contributes to the criminal justice process as part of victims’ access to justice. This service is co-commissioned with NHS England, who are the majority funder. NHS England commission Kings College Foundation Trust to deliver the London Havens across three hospital-based sites; Camberwell, Kensington and Whitechapel.
This decision seeks approval for MOPAC to enter into a funding agreement with NHS England for MOPAC’s funding contribution to the London Havens, who provide the SARCs service across London, to the value of £2,165,00 to support direct frontline support for victims of sexual violence regardless of their age, gender, sexual orientation, and background.

• Date signed: 20/12/22
• Date published: 08/12/23
• Reference code: PCD 1340

This paper seeks approval for the award of six contracts for the provision of the overt vehicle fleet repair and maintenance services. This procurement contributes to the MOPAC Police & Crime Plan as the MPS fleet is a key enabler in the fight against crime directly supporting front line officers in protecting Londoners and keeping the city safe.
The contract terms are for either an initial term of seven years with three one-year optional extensions or for three years with two one-year optional extensions. The contract values for the maximum term of the contracts is £405,900,000. The paper also seeks approval for the funding of the enhanced commercial contract management team (£3,387,000), integration and provision of technology support (£1,477,000), and implementation costs. The MPS assure that the overall costs across the ten year term are funded.

• Date signed: 20/12/22
• Date published: 08/12/23
• Reference code: PCD 1339

This paper seeks approval for the investment of £632,000 for additional security measures at Gilmour House. The works involve new entry management systems, the addition of a new secure reception facility and the augmentation of existing electronic security systems. The cost will be funded from within the existing MOPAC-approved capital programme and the works will be sourced via MOPAC-compliant frameworks.

• Date signed: 14/12/22
• Date published: 08/12/23
• Reference code: PCD 1352

The Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime (DMPC) is asked to consider an application for a Cap increase to financial assistance of the sum of £38,450.00 (exclusive of VAT) made by the Applicant for legal representation at a public inquiry. The sum of £38,450.00 is an increase to cap of £22,815.00 (+VAT) approved on 24 November 2016.
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: 23/01/23
• Date published: 08/12/23
• Reference code: PCD 1357

This paper outlines the findings and provides recommendations on the strategic direction and
decisions associated with the replacement of the outsourced Business Support Services (BSS) of HR,
Finance and Commercial and enabling solutions. The current contract with Shared Services Connected
Ltd (SSCL) comes to an end in September 2025.
This next generation of business support will drive different business outcomes from this major
change, some of which are: improved user experience to equip and empower people in the Met;
simplified and automated processes designed across functional areas; intuitive technology
underpinned by high quality and managed data. All of this must be delivered with value for money.
A strategic discovery has been completed and a Strategic Outline Business Case has been produced,
and approval for its findings and recommendations is being sought to ensure this work can be
mobilised for its next stage of definition. After approval of this case this programme will be known as
Met Shared Services programme.

• Date signed: 20/12/22
• Date published: 08/12/23
• Reference code: PCD 1338

The National Crime Agency provides intelligence to the Metropolitan Police Service to tackle crime which can result in the recovery of assets. This paper seeks approval for an agreement between the NCA and MPS to share a some of the receipts the MPS generates to support the NCA intelligence sharing function.

• Date signed: 23/11/22
• Date published: 08/12/23
• Reference code: PCD 1342

This decision seeks approval for the MPS’s 2021-22 Modern Slavery statement and outline ways of working on how this will be included in Commercial decision-making, describing possible contingency measures based on supplier feedback.
Under the provisions of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, companies with an annual turnover exceeding £36million are required to publish a Modern Slavery Statement. In November 2020, the government announced that from 2021 it was extending this requirement to public sector organisations with a budget exceeding £36million and the MPS subsequently published it’s first Modern Slavery Statement for 2020 - 21. DMPC approval is requested for the 2021-22 Modern Slavery Statement following approval at the Portfolio and Investment Board in September.

• Date signed: 08/12/22
• Date published: 08/12/23
• Reference code: PCD 1344

The Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime (DMPC) is asked to consider a request to settle a claim for damages in respect of an accident.
The Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime has the discretion to authorise financial settlement of accident claims where it would be conducive to the maintenance of an efficient and effective police force.

• Date signed: 09/12/22
• Date published: 08/12/23
• Reference code: PCD 1347

This decision is to determine whether an application should be submitted to the Home Secretary for a certificate of forfeiture in respect of the former officer’s pension. At this first stage of the process a decision must be made whether the offence committed by the former officer was committed in connection with his or her service as a member of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

• Date signed: 20/12/22
• Date published: 08/12/23
• Reference code: PCD 1348

This decision concerns the implementation of the required infrastructure and application upgrade work on the CDW/IIP services to ensure the CD/IIP service over the next 3-5 years.
The Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW) and Integrated Information Platform (IIP) is a critical system within the MPS that takes data feeds from multiple legacy systems CRIS, CRIMINT, CAD, CUSTODY, MERLIN, STOPS and allows officers to search across them using a single screen. The data feeds contain a subset of the core data records and stores these within the Data warehouse. IIP is the User interface that officers use to trigger a search from within CDW.
The current CDW/IIP Infrastructure and software have reached end of life and Digital Policing will need to upgrade both to ensure the current service levels are maintained going forward.
The CONENCT project are planning to expose CONNECT data into CDW/IIP for searching by officers and this increased load will put the current service into further risk if the core components are not upgraded.

• Date signed: 17/02/23
• Date published: 08/12/23
• Reference code: PCD 1333

The MPS and NCA formed the OCP in 2004 targeting level 2/3 organised crime comprising staff from both organisations. Various covert authorities can be granted under various Acts.
Applications can be made to either the MPS or NCA covert authorities unit and must be made by an officer of the same organisation as the authorising officer. Under the relevant Code of Practice (CoP) applications are made using a single gateway. This leads to inefficiency in the granting of authorities taking into account the way the unit is jointly structured and this does not allow this process to be efficient therefore a Sec 22A agreement is required to allow authorities to be requested and authorised within the current structure.

• Date signed: 08/12/22
• Date published: 08/12/23
• Reference code: PCD 1318

Since April 2021, the VRU’s place based MyEnds programme has been providing support and funding for communities to lead and deliver interventions across eight neighbourhoods affected by high and sustained levels of violence across London.
Following the promising first year of the programme, the Mayor was pleased to announce on 12 July 2022 a further £9 million funding in the Violence Reduction Unit’s flagship community-led programme to tackle violence and deliver positive opportunities for young people. This will allow the VRU to learn and build on the promising first year of the programme and continue investing in communities with a view to embedding sustainable practices and resilience in London’s communities. The VRU extended the delivery of the MyEnds programme across all eight currently commissioned neighbourhoods for a further 15 (fifteen) months from 1 April 2023 until 30 June 2024. This has been approved via PCD 1149 dated 25 May 2022.
The VRU’s commissioning approach is centred on using evidence and intelligence to ensure projects are operating in the areas they are needed most, and that learning is being effective captured and evaluated for long term change. Following the extension to the MyEnds Programme via PCD 1149 dated 25 May 2022, the VRU is keen to also extend the evaluation and capacity building elements of the programme to ensure constant iteration and development grounded in evidence and dynamic learning.
This proposal is to allocate a total of £250,000 to fund the evaluation and capacity building activities complementing the delivery and implementation of the MyEnds programme over 15 (fifteen) months from 1 April 2023 to 30 June 2024.

• Date signed: 20/12/22
• Date published: 08/12/23
• Reference code: PCD 1329

This Decision requests the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime approves a funding award across the hospital-based youth work programme. This includes 4 contract extensions and one grant extension within the 23/24 financial year and 3 direct awards of funding across the 23/24 and 24/25 financial years. This allocation is approved in PCD1149.
Since Spring 2022, the VRU have been undertaking scoping work, working with stakeholders to understand the current delivery, funding landscape and updated picture of violence to determine how to best to utilise our investment to better support young people presenting at hospital sites in London.
The contract extensions will enable young people presenting at hospital sites to continue to be supported by youth workers ensuring continuity of service, whilst recommission work is underway.
The direct awards will allow for existing services to continue to support young people by providers who are embedded in hospital sites, who have match funded for their existing service and have a knowledge of the local site where they are best placed to support young people.