MOPAC Decisions

• Date signed: 11/10/22
• Date published: 07/11/23
• Reference code: PCD 1291

Integrated Offender Management (IOM) is the national multi-agency partnership that manages the most persistent, repeat offenders. In 2021 a specific IOM framework for London was launched by MOPAC, MPS, London Probation and partners which, focuses partners on persistent offenders most likely to reoffend violently. In recognition of the importance of this work Mayoral funding has been allocated to deliver IOM interventions as part of work to address serious violence under this priority area with the Police and Crime Plan.
This decision seeks approval to co-commission with London Probation two new services to support IOM work across London. These two new interventions, one for mental health and one for service user engagement, will support current activity to reduce the reoffending of this group. MOPAC will lead the procurement, which will involve initially accepting up to £0.55m of funding from London Probation as well committing funding of £1.32m for spend between January 2023 and March 2025.
Phase two of IOM co-commissioning, which is planned to include a dedicated neurodiversity and community mentoring provision, will be commissioned during 2023 using the remaining budget.
This decision also seeks approval for the procurement strategy and delegated authority for contract award.

• Date signed: 20/09/22
• Date published: 07/11/23
• Reference code: PCD 1276

The Youth Justice Ethnic Disproportionality Challenge Fund was established to support the delivery of the Action Plan to Tackle Disproportionality in Youth Justice. A total of £500,000 was made available as a fund to tackle systemic issues contributing to disproportionality in the youth justice system at a local level. Youth Justice Management Boards and Youth Justice Services in the 10 London boroughs identified as having the highest need were invited to bid into the fund.
Bid evaluation was completed in partnership with the Youth Justice Board (YJB) and London Councils. The London Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) have also been sighted on the successful bids.
This decision is required to approve the award of grant funding to the three successful bidders. The grants will be for 12-months delivery and the funding allocation is as follows:
£149,255 to the London Borough of Brent.
£251,185 to the London Borough of Islington (in partnership with Camden, Hackney and Haringey).
£99,560 to the London Borough of Newham.

• Date signed: 01/03/23
• Date published: 07/11/23
• Reference code: PCD 1277

This paper seeks approval to accept Home Office grant funding on behalf of the National Police Chiefs’ Council to develop in collaboration with the Home Office and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) a Digital Crime and Performance Pack. The funding is £139,277 each year, for three years 2022/23-2024/25.

• Date signed: 06/10/22
• Date published: 19/10/23
• Reference code: PCD 1302

The Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime (DMPC) is recommended to approve the settlement of a claim for damages causing personal injury.

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: 20/04/23
• Date published: 17/10/23
• Reference code: PCD 1410

The Mayor is determined to see that victims of crime in London are better supported as a result of the steps set out in his Police and Crime Plan 2022-25. This includes improving the service and support that victims receive from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), support services and the Criminal Justice Service (CJS), including in online interaction.
This decision is seeking approval to award one-off grant funding to King’s College Hospital Trust, the commissioned provider of the Havens Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) service for survivors of rape and sexual assault in London, to develop their website for survivors.
This is a one-off funding award of £36,000 in 2022/23.

• Date signed: 28/04/23
• Date published: 17/10/23
• Reference code: PCD 1406

Reducing and preventing violence and protecting people from being exploited or harmed are key priorities in London’s Police and Crime Plan (PCP) 2022-25. Tackling violence is a top priority for the Mayor and the PCP commits to continuing to invest in the provision of support for children and young people impacted by violence – including those seen to be offenders but have also often experienced victimisation – to reduce the risk of violence to both themselves and others.
This decision seeks approval to initiate a procurement process to identify a provider(s) to deliver support services for children and young people impacted by violence and exploitation. The decision requests a total funding amount up to £17.2million across financial years 2023/24 to 2026/27 to implement these services.

• Date signed: 11/05/23
• Date published: 17/10/23
• Reference code: PCD 1431

This Decision requests the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime approves a funding award of £96,000 to St Giles Trust to continue to deliver an in-hospital youth service at Northwick Park Hospital whilst Brent Council recommission the service.
As part of a needs analysis on hospital-based youth work across London, completed by the VRU in July 2022, it was identified that Northwick Park was the fifth priority A&E site in London. St Giles Trust have delivered an in-hospital youth service at Northwick Park since July 2020.
The direct award will ensure there is continuity of service for the young people presenting at Northwick Park Accident and Emergency with an injury caused by violence or exploitation so that they can continue to be supported by youth workers enabling them to recover.
The funding award will ensure there is a seamless transition between St Giles Trust and the new provider of the service after Brent undertake the recommission.

• Date signed: 02/11/22
• Date published: 17/10/23
• Reference code: PCD 1260

This paper seeks the approval of contract awards of the supply of support and maintenance of electronic security services such as alarm systems, CCTV, and electronic access systems. The proposed award is at £2,600,000 per annum with a potential term of upto six years. The Metropolitan Police Service will contain the spend against these contracts from within its budget.

• Date signed: 26/01/23
• Date published: 17/10/23
• Reference code: PCD 1259

This paper seeks approval for the continuation for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to pay for chief police staff and officers legal protection insurance. This provides individuals with cover for criminal prosecution, civil defence, misconduct and unsatisfactory performance, inquest representation cover, etc. The procurement of the insurance is by way of a single tender action following a procurement exercise by the Chief Police Officers’ Staff Association (CPOSA). The cost of the insurance premia is funded from within MPS budgets.

• Date signed: 20/09/22
• Date published: 15/10/23
• Reference code: PCD 1263

This Decision requests the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime allocates funding across several programmes within the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) over a three year period. This also requests the allocation of Mayoral Council Tax Precept, Reserves & budget smoothing reserves to certain programmes to plan for the reduction in Home Office funding to the Violence Reduction Unit in 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. This is so that the VRU can continue the level of intervention and support offered to children, young people & communities across London despite this predicted reduction in Home Office funding.

• Date signed: 26/07/22
• Date published: 15/10/23
• Reference code: PCD 1248

This decision concerns a proposal to extend the Proof of Concept Economic & Crypto Crime Dedicated Source Unit (DSU) for a further 12 months through 2022/23. This team will be tasked to generate covert intelligence focused on Economic & Crypto Crime and the seizure of criminal cash and assets under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) 2002.
The proof of concept pilot scheme for an Economic Crime Dedicated Source Unit (EC DSU) commenced on 1st October 2021 (PCD1102 refers). With the acceptance of this grant funding the intention is to continue the proof of concept into the financial year 2022-2023. This ECDSU will focus on combatting financial, and economic crime including that of cryptocurrency.
In accordance with the Scheme of Consent and Delegation, MOPAC approval is sought to accept Grant funding from the Home Office Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme for the new Economic & Crypto Crime DSU.

• Date signed: 26/07/22
• Date published: 15/10/23
• Reference code: PCD 1235

MOPAC receives funding from the Ministry of Justice to partially pay for victim and witness support services MOPAC commissions in London. The Ministry of Justice has issued two grant agreements confirming MOPAC’s funding allocation for 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25. This decision seeks approval to accept the grant funding, sign the MoJ grant agreements, and manage the onward distribution of the funding to victim services. The total funding confirmed for 2022-23 is £21,033,663 and then £18,687,441 in both 2023-24 and 2024-25. This includes additional funding the Government announced in Spring 2022 for uplifts in domestic abuse (DA) and sexual violence (SV) provision (see PCD 1190).

• Date signed: 19/07/22
• Date published: 15/10/23
• Reference code: PCD 1178

This paper seeks approval for procurement actions to progress the redevelopment of the Chadwell Heath site which provides accommodation including for taskforce teams and the roads and transport policing command. The procurements will acquire full design and planning services at an estimated value of £350,000, and project and cost management and specialist technical support at an estimated value of £150,000. The cost of these procurements can be met from within the approved capital programme.

• Date signed: 13/07/22
• Date published: 15/10/23
• Reference code: PCD 1214

This decision is for approval of the purchase and supply of Glock weapons systems and ancillaries for policing use. The MPS has had a historical agreement with Viking Arms Ltd for its designated Pistol weapons system. It is necessary to have a future contract in place to ensure that the MPS can acquire additional weapons and make any adaptations operationally required to enhance capability when necessary.
This decision specifically seeks approval to award a contract using the negotiated procedure for medium to long term contractual arrangements to ensure there is an approved route to market. This is in accordance with Regulation 32 (2)(b)(ii) “competition is absent for technical reasons”.
The estimated total upper contract value is £1,922,833, made up of: £322,833 for 624 replacement weapons systems; and £1.6m for an eight year contract for repairs, parts and ancillaries.

• Date signed: 26/08/22
• Date published: 15/10/23

The report sets out the draft 2021/22 outturn position for MOPAC and the MPS. Subject to audit, MOPAC and MPS reported an underspend of £30.9m of which £2.6m relates to MOPAC and the VRU and £28.3m to the MPS.
The report sets out the capital out-turn for the year with a reported underspend of £24.6m against a revised budget of £271.8m. The outturn position is largely driven by a £20.2m underspend in Transformation and a £10m underspend in Digital Policing offset by an overspend in Property Services (£5.3m).
Since the MOPAC budget was approved in February 2023, some additional grants have been received and some assumptions included in the original budget submission need to be updated to reflect the actual values now that grant notification letters have been received. This report sets out the revised changes and proposes a revised 2022/23 budget for MOPAC that takes account of these and the carry forward amounts. Formal approval from the DMPC is requested.
In total, the proposed budget changes for MOPAC total £22m, increasing gross expenditure to £131.7m. These additional costs are funded through a combination of additional grant totalling £9.8m, the application of carry forward monies and £2.5m of bids from the MOPAC budget resilience reserve, partly offset by a transfer to reserves of £0.2m reflecting a reduction in budget required for 2022/23.
Incorporated in the report are requests to utilise MOPAC reserves to fund priorities linked to the Police and Crime Plan. A new protocol for the overall management of reserves is set out in the report for approval and will be implemented for the 2022/23 financial year.
This report sets out proposals to:
Note the draft 2021/22 outturn of £30.9m underspend
Note the capital programme 2021/22 underspend of £24.6m
Approve the transfer of the £30.9m underspend to earmarked reserves within MOPAC and the MPS to provide future budget resilience
Approve the transfers to reserves as set out in the report and note that overall earmarked reserves have increased from £504.4m to £511.5m.
Approve the use of MOPAC reserves to meet priorities and outcomes to be delivered during the year.
Approve the revised MOPAC 2022/23 budget to take account of the carry forward requests, use of reserves and additional funding that has been received since the budget was set.
Approve the proposed reserves protocol.

• Date signed: 19/08/22
• Date published: 15/10/23
• Reference code: PCD 1244

This paper seeks approval for the re-procurement of the services for the supply, inspection and maintenance of gym equipment. The re-procurement is proposed to be by way of a compliant route to market via a call off tender from an existing Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO) framework. The proposed contract term is for upto eight years and to have a value of £4,435,765.

• Date signed: 24/10/22
• Date published: 15/10/23
• Reference code: PCD 1218

This paper seeks approval to accept £495,000 of Home Office grant funding to support the Social Media County Line Intelligence Network (SMCLIN) during 2022/23. This network will support a dedicated team in tackling county line offending in support of the three County Line Task Forces located in the MPS (Op Orochi), Merseyside Police and West Midlands Police.

• Date signed: 24/10/22
• Date published: 15/10/23

This paper seek approval for the acceptance of HO grant funding of £2,893,452 for both 2022/23 and 2023/24 to support the MPS activity on Social Media Hub (SMH). The funding will support the on-going work of the Project Alpha Social Media Hub to deliver an enhanced response to tackle gang related serious violence and organised criminality that includes county line offending by taking action against online activity.

• Date signed: 02/11/22
• Date published: 15/10/23
• Reference code: PCD 1283

This paper seeks approval to initiate the re-procurement for the maintenance and supply of gates, barriers and automated doors. The estimated contract value over the proposed seven year term of the contract is £10,401,884. The proposed contract term of up to seven years includes an initial 3-year term with two 2-year optional extensions.

• Date signed: 26/07/22
• Date published: 14/10/23
• Reference code: PCD 1241

The Violence Reduction Unit is intending to make a grant award to Missing People to expand their successful chatbot pilot with one borough into a pan-London service. The service is aimed at children and young people who have concerns about exploitation & would like to speak with someone confidentially. The service pilot was evaluated and showed highly promising results.