Agenda Document for Cumbria Police and Crime Panel, 11/07/2014 10:00
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Cumbria Police and Crime Panel Friday, 11 July 2014 at 10.00 am Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency, Redhills, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0DT NB – There will be a pre-meeting for members of the Panel only at 9am AGENDA 1 MEMBERSHIP 2 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE 3 ELECTION OF CHAIR 4 ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIR 5 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 6 MINUTES To agree as a correct record the minutes of the meetings of the Police and Crime Panel held on 8 April and 9 May 2014 (copies enclosed). (Pages 9 - 16) 7 EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC 8 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 9 POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER - ANNUAL REPORT 2013/14 To consider a report from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (copy enclosed). (Pages 17 - 30) 10 FINANCIAL OUTTURN AND SUMMARY ACCOUNTS To consider a report from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (copy enclosed). (Pages 31 - 48) 11 POLICE AND CRIME PLAN - MONITORING OF OBJECTIVES To consider a report from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (copy enclosed). (Pages 49 - 62) 12 POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER - FORWARD PLAN To consider a report from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (copy enclosed). (Pages 63 - 70) 13 JOINT AUDIT & STANDARDS COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT To consider a report from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (copy enclosed). (Pages 71 - 118) 14 COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS IN PUBLIC LIFE - CALL FOR EVIDENCE BY THE HOME AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ON POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONERS - RESPONSE FROM PCC To consider a report from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (copy enclosed). (Pages 119 - 126) 15 HOUSE OF COMMONS HOME AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONERS: PROGRESS TO DATE To note the report from the Home Affairs Committee (copy enclosed). (Pages 127 - 296) 16 COMPLIMENTS AND COMPLAINTS To consider a report from the Interim Monitoring Officer (Cumbria County Council) (copy enclosed). (Pages 297 - 298) 17 SCHEDULE OF MEETING DATES (Pages 299 - 300) INSPECTION OF PAPERS AND GENERAL QUERIES - if you wish to inspect Minutes or Reports relating to any item on this agenda or have any other general queries about the meeting, please contact: Michael Turner, Democratic Services Manager, the Lonsdale Building, The Courts, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8NA. Telephone No: 01228 226373. This page is intentionally left blank MEMBERSHIP Name Party Photograph Representing Steven Labour Carlisle City Council Bowditch Judith Independent Cooke Co-opted Member Barrow in Furness Barry Labour Borough Council Doughty Page 5 Geoff Labour Copeland Borough Garrity Council Helen Conservative Cumbria County Fearon Council Cumbria County Neil Hughes Liberal Council Democrat Page 6 Conservative Cumbria County Council John Mallinson Sid Simpson Conservative Eden District Council L Celia Tibble Labour Allerdale Borough Council Linda Vance Independent Co-opted Member Page 7 Graham Liberal South Lakeland Vincent Democrat District Council Vacancy Independent Elected by Cumbrian Independent Councillors Page 8 Agenda Item 6 CUMBRIA POLICE AND CRIME PANEL Minutes of a Meeting of the Cumbria Police and Crime Panel held on Tuesday, 8 April 2014 at 10.00 am at Police Headquarters, Carleton Hall, Penrith PRESENT : Mrs C Tibble (Allerdale Borough Council) (Chair) Miss L Vance, Mr D Wilson, Allerdale Independent Co-opted Borough Council member Miss HJ Fearon, Cumbria Mr B Doughty, Barrow County Council Borough Council (Vice- Mrs BC Gray, Cumbria Chair) County Council Mr S Bowditch, Carlisle Mr J Mallinson, Cumbria City Council County Council Mr G Garrity, Copeland Mrs J Cooke, Independent Borough Council Co-optee Mr S Simpson, Eden District Council Mr GJ Vincent, South Lakeland District Council Also in Attendance:- Dr D Roberts - Assistant Director - Corporate Governance Mrs LM Graham - Scrutiny Officer Ms T Ingham - Senior Scrutiny Manager Mr M Turner - Democratic Services Manager Mr R Rhodes - Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Mrs N Broomfield - Partnerships and Strategy Manager, Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner Mr S Edwards - Chief Executive, Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner 90 APOLOGIES There were no apologies for absence. 91 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no disclosures of interest. Page 9 92 MINUTES RESOLVED , that subject to the addition of Mrs Vance’s name in the attendance list for the 20 January meeting, the minutes of the meetings of the Panel held on 20 January and 20 February 2014 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair. 93 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION There had been no requests to use the public participation scheme. 94 POLICE AND CRIME PANEL - MONITORING OF OBJECTIVES Members considered a report which provided an update on the delivery of the Police and Crime Plan 2013-17, ‘Making Cumbria an Even Safer Place’. The paper focused on work in two priority areas within the Plan: reducing the harm caused by hate crime and ensuring Cumbria remained a safe place to live, work and visit. The Panel welcomed the information in the paper about ongoing initiatives but asked for details in future about the outcomes achieved as a result so that performance could be assessed. A wider point was made that performance information was lacking in several of the papers on the agenda. The Panel accepted that it would be onerous for the Commissioner’s office to have to produce detailed performance information for the Panel but felt that much of the information they would like to see was already being produced for the PCC’s Executive Board and could be used for the panel, albeit in a more high level format. Officers would work with the PCC’s office so that the Panel received the right level of performance information it needed to fulfil its role. In response to a comment from a member the Commissioner accepted that cyber crime and cyber bullying were issue which needed to be tackled. Work had started on initiatives to address cyber crime and the on line sexual exploitation of children. RESOLVED , that: (1) the report be received (2) the road safety objectives in the Police and Crime Plan be addressed in the next report to the Panel 95 POLICE AND CRIME PLAN - REFRESH Members considered a report on the refreshed Police and Crime Plan, ‘Making Cumbria an Even Safer Place’, which had been approved by the 2 Page 10 Police and Crime Commissioner and was launched on 31st March 2014. The Plan had been updated to reflect recent activity and emerging issues. Panel members had commented on the Plan and the report detailed how these had been responded to. In the light of recent traffic incidents a member asked if a police presence in hot spot areas could be looked at given its effectiveness in the past. A member referred to a recent scrutiny meeting at Allerdale Borough Council to look at street lighting in rural areas and commented that the police had been invited to attend but had not. The Commissioner undertook to raise both issues with the Chief Constable. As referred to in the discussion on the previous item (see minute no 94) members felt that performance information was needed so that the Panel could assess if the Commissioner was achieving his objectives. The Panel also asked if objectives could be listed in priority order. A member asked for clarification about why 84 new police officers had recently been recruited when the Commissioner was aiming to reduce numbers. The Commissioner clarified that this was to make up numbers due to officers leaving the force or retiring. It was noted that the Framework for Reporting and Holding to Account of the Chief Constable referred to in the Plan had now been agreed and circulated to members. RESOLVED , that the report be received. 96 FORWARD PLAN Members considered the Police & Crime Commissioner’s Forward Plan. The Panel were advised that the Plan would be updated and made available to members before the next meeting. RESOLVED , that the report be noted. 97 JOINT AUDIT/STANDARDS COMMITTEE The Panel considered a report about the Joint Audit and Standards Committee which followed on from the discussions at previous meetings of the Panel. The report informed the Panel of the Joint Audit and Standards Committee work programme for 2014/15. 3 Page 11 Members were advised that the Chair of the Panel and the Chair of the Joint Audit and Standards Committee would meet to discuss respective work programmes and other issues. Reference was made to a query about tenders made at the meeting of the Joint Audit and Standards Committee held on 25 February 2013. The Chief Finance Office would be asked to clarify this for the Panel. RESOLVED , that the report be received. 98 COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS IN PUBLIC LIFE - CALL FOR EVIDENCE BY THE HOME AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ON POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONERS The Panel considered the above mentioned report from the Home Affairs Committee on Police and Crime Commissioners. RESOLVED , that the report be received and the Police and Crime Commissioner be requested to report back to the Panel on his response to the report, in particular clarifying what relevant procedures and processes he had in place regarding ethical issues and the role of Commissioners in holding the Chief Constable to account and the relationship with the code of conduct. 99 COMPLIMENTS AND COMPLAINTS The Panel considered a report which advised that no complaints had been received since the last meeting. RESOLVED , that the report be received. 100 UPDATE FROM MEMBER CHAMPIONS The Panel considered a report from Mr Wilson and Mrs Vance on rural crime and domestic and sexual violence in Cumbria respectively. Mrs Vance congratulated the Commissioner for his work on domestic and sexual violence, something she felt had been quite fragmented in the past. RESOLVED , that the report be received. 101 SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS This was noted and Mr Wilson gave his apologies for the 9 May meeting.