MOPAC Decisions

• Date signed: 24/06/24
• Reference code: PCD 1448

Former PC (‘FPC’) Mahmood was convicted of an offence committed in connection with his service as a member of the Metropolitan Police Service (“MPS”). The Home Office has granted a certificate of forfeiture on the basis that the conviction was liable to lead to serious loss of confidence in the public service. The next stage is for the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime (‘DMPC’) to determine whether FPC Mahmood’s pension should be forfeited in whole or in part, permanently or temporarily, or at all.

• Date signed: 24/06/24
• Reference code: PCD 1475

Former PC (‘FPC’) Coker was convicted of an offence committed in connection with her service as a member of the Metropolitan Police Service (“MPS”). The Home Office has granted a certificate of forfeiture on the basis that the conviction was liable to lead to serious loss of confidence in the public service. The next stage is for the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime (“DMPC”) to determine whether FPC Coker’s pension should be forfeited in whole or in part, permanently or temporarily, or at all.

• Date signed: 24/06/24
• Reference code: PCD 1476

Former PC (‘FPC’) Maharaj was convicted of an offence committed in connection with his service as a member of the Metropolitan Police Service (‘MPS’). The Home Office has granted a certificate of forfeiture on the basis that the conviction was liable to lead to serious loss of confidence in the public service. The next stage is for the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime (‘DMPC’) to determine whether FPC Maharaj’s pension should be forfeited in whole or in part, permanently or temporarily, or at all.

• Date signed: 24/06/24
• Reference code: PCD 1477

Former PC (‘FPC’) Arib was convicted of an offence committed in connection with his service as a member of the Metropolitan Police Service (‘MPS’). The Home Office has granted a certificate of forfeiture on the basis that the conviction was liable to lead to serious loss of confidence in the public service. The next stage is for the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime (‘DMPC’) to determine whether FPC Arib’s pension should be forfeited in whole or in part, permanently or temporarily, or at all.

• Date signed: 24/06/24
• Reference code: PCD 1478

Former PC (‘FPC’) Harrison was convicted of an offence committed in connection with his service as a member of the Metropolitan Police Service (‘MPS’). The Home Office has granted a certificate of forfeiture on the basis that the conviction was liable to lead to serious loss of confidence in the public service. The next stage is for the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime (‘DMPC’) to determine whether FPC Harrison’s pension should be forfeited in whole or in part, permanently or temporarily, or at all.

• Date signed: 16/09/24
• Reference code: PCD 1511

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

• Date signed: 06/09/24
• Reference code: PCD 1702

This paper seeks approval to award the contract for the support and maintenance of the Mercury platform. This software is used by the National Policing Co-ordination Centre (NPoCC) to track police skills and capabilities across the country in order to support the effective coordination of police mutual aid requests in meeting demand during large scale events, special operations, and national crises. The proposed contract value is for upto £2,000,000 over a potential 5 year period, with an initial 3 year term and two 12-month optional extensions. The cost will be funded from within the NPoCC budget.

• Date signed: 29/08/24
• Reference code: PCD 1680

This paper seeks approval for a Contract value uplift, Initiation of framework procurement process and Authorisation to award a new contract for telephone interpreting services.

• Date signed: 30/07/24
• Reference code: PCD 1684

In Call 5 of the Shared Endeavour Fund, MOPAC are proposing 20 projects for funding after a rigorous moderation process. This will equate to a total spend of £875,000. The decision to spend this sum on Call 5 was previously approved (PCD 1335).
This Decision is to approve the dispersal of the fund’s budget among the recommended applicants.
This action will fulfil the Police and Crime Plan (2021-25) pledge to “provide even more grants” to community projects which counter racism, hate, intolerance, extremism, radicalisation and terrorism across London.
Furthermore, it will fulfil the following commitments in the Mayoral Manifesto:
“Through the Shared Endeavour Fund, we will continue to invest in community projects that help tackle hate, counter violent extremism and build understanding, tolerance and community cohesion”.
“In particular, we will work to bear down on both antisemitism and Islamophobia, which have tragically flared up following the conflict in the Middle East”.

• Date signed: 31/07/24
• Reference code: PCD 1687

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 to 2024-25 which were formally accepted by the DMPC as per PCD 1235.  
In addition to this multi-year funding from the MoJ, MOPAC receives additional annual funding to the value of £488,832 from the MoJ. This amount is ringfenced for the delivery of pre-trial support for witnesses, devolved to MOPAC as per Memorandum of Understanding: Towards Justice Devolution signed by the Mayor in 2018. MoJ has recently issued an addendum to its core grant to the value of £488,832 to deliver pre-trial support to witnesses in London for the period 1st April 2024- 31st March 2025.  
This decision seeks approval to accept this additional funding, sign the MoJ General Grant Addendum, and manage the onward distribution of the funding via the London Victim and Witness Service (in line with decisions PCDs 1234 and 1517). 

• Date signed: 08/07/24
• Reference code: PCD 1688

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: 13/08/24
• Reference code: PCD 1696

This paper seeks approval to upgrade and implementation of Cell Site Analysis Suite (CSAS) Upgrade from Version 2 to Version 3. This is not requesting approval for additional funding and will be funded from within existing Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Capital Plan.

• Date signed: 13/08/24
• Reference code: PCD 1698

This paper seeks approval to purchase and rollout 20 new smart equipment lockers as well as the expansion of the existing 25 Digital, Data and Technoloy (DDaT) smart lockers for distribution across the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) estate.

• Date signed: 13/08/24
• Reference code: PCD 1699

This paper seeks approval to novate three National IT framework contracts from the Police Digital Service to Blue Light Commercial.

• Date signed: 24/09/24
• Reference code: PCD 1705

MOPAC is responsible for commissioning support for victims of crime in London. Cybercrime and online enabled crime are estimated to account for half of all incidents of crime across England and Wales. In recent years the MPS have reported a significant increase in such incidents. As such, many Londoners are impacted by this form of crime and could potentially benefit from specialist support.
Decision PCD 1491 allocated £170 000 of MoJ core grant funding to address gaps in support for victims of cybercrime. With this funding, MOPAC awarded a grant to The Cyber Helpline to deliver a 12-month pilot delivering expert support to victims of a range of cybercrime from October 2023 to September 2024.
This pilot has demonstrated that there is clear and growing need for specialist support for victims of cybercrime and online enabled crime. As this initial 12-month period comes to a close, MOPAC must now take a decision on the next steps for supporting victims of these type of crimes.
MOPAC will now take forward the learning from the pilot and develop plans for commissioning this form of support on a longer-term basis. To ensure continued provision of support and avoid gaps in service, MOPAC is seeking to extend the current grant agreement by issuing a grant modification letter to The Cyber Helpline for a 6 month extension, with the option to extend by a further six months. A 6 month plus 6 months extension to the existing grant is necessary because of the complexities of commissioning support of this type and the continued uncertainty regarding London’s funding settlement from the Ministry of Justice for victims services.
This decision seeks approval to extend the grant agreement with The Cyber Helpline for 6 months with the option to extended by a further 6 months. As with the initial grant, the £85,000 funds for the first 6 months will come from the MoJ core grant. The subsequent 6 months will only be enacted once funding is secured. It is anticipated this will also come from the MoJ core grant once details of that funding are confirmed in early 2025.

• Date signed: 06/09/24
• Reference code: PCD 1714

MOPAC approved the acceptance of Home Office funding for upto £2,500,000 in 2024/25 to support the Joint Soteria Unit in implementing the roll out of the national operating model for the investigation of rape and other serious sexual offences (RAOSO). The Home Office have made an offer of additional funding of £1,200,000 for 2024/25.

• Date signed: 23/09/24
• Reference code: PCD 1717

VRU staff deliver programmes involving teenage homicide, violence, vulnerability and child abuse and since October 2022 have benefitted from reflective support sessions with trained clinical supervisors through Jigsaw.  In recognising the impact and benefit to VRU staff and in consideration of the work areas of MOPAC including VAWG, Victims, Evidence and Insight, a pilot for MOPAC staff commenced in April 2024 with a view to evaluate and move to a procured full MOPAC and VRU provision at the end of the existing arrangements.
This decision seeks approval to vary the current VRU direct award contract with Jigsaw from ending in October 2024 to ending end of March 2025 and to increase the funding amount by £14,560 to a total contract amount of £83,820. In addition to extend a separate MOPAC pilot arrangement with Jigsaw, which commenced in April 2024, for the same period until end March 2025, increasing costs from £16,520 to £28,000.
In total the value to Jigsaw and cost to MOPAC and VRU from commencement in October 2022 to end March 2025 is £111,820.
The purpose of this variation is so that the VRU and MOPAC can ensure there is no gap in provision while they complete a competitive commissioning process. 
The decision also seeks approval for permission to go out to tender for joint Reflective support provision for VRU and MOPAC staff. Re-commissioning of the services will be carried out jointly by VRU and MOPAC, combining into one contract for better opportunity, costs and offer for staff.  this will cover a two-year contract period, with an optional one-year extension option.

• Date signed: 06/09/24
• Reference code: PCD 1718

Following the approval of PCD 1691 (Commissioning of Domestic Abuse Victim Services for 2024/25 – 27/28), this decision seeks approval for additional funding to support the continuation of existing support arrangements for victims/survivors of domestic abuse in London until 30 September 2025. This is necessary to enable MOPAC to deliver on its commitments in the Police and Crime Plan (PCP) and to discharge MOPAC’s devolved responsibility for arranging the provision of services for victims of domestic abuse in London.
This decision requests approval to spend up to a maximum of £350,000 across 2024/25 and 2025/26 to ensure the continuation of these support arrangements.

• Date signed: 23/09/24
• Reference code: PCD 1660

This report sets out the 2023/24 draft outturn for MOPAC and MPS as at 31 March 2024 based on the unaudited statement of accounts and is therefore the final financial monitoring report for the year. The report should be considered alongside the published quarterly monitoring report that also sets out key outcomes information.
In February 2023 the 2023/24 budget was set at £3,281.5m. Subsequent changes to the budget have been approved reflecting additional grant funding, other income and changes to the application of reserves. As at Quarter Four the revised budget remained at £3,281.5m.
The MOPAC and MPS outturn position is an underspend of £14.4m, MPS underspend of £12.8m and MOPAC £1.6m.
A revised budget for the Capital Programme of £335.6m was approved. The Capital Expenditure draft outturn for 2023/24 is £305.5m, an underspend of £30.2m against the revised budget.
The draft outturn position on reserves is also set out in the report and shows that earmarked reserves have reduced by £144.8m from an opening balance of £448.7m to £303.9m at the end of 2023/24. The reduction in reserves is £48.8m less than anticipated when the budget was set which assumed a total use of reserves of £193.6m due a number of reasons including reprofiling of projects into future financial years requiring funds to be carried forward from 2024/25 and changes in planned usage of reserves.
Total general reserves have increased by £20m and is made up of the MPS underspend of £12.8m and some technical adjustments relating to goods receipting for the 2022/23 and 2023/24 financial years. General reserves were £66.6m at the end of 2023/24.
Total reserves (earmarked and the general reserve) have reduced by £140.6m from an opening balance of £511.1m to a closing balance of £370.5m

• Date signed: 24/09/24
• Reference code: PCD 1724

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