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AGENDA Meeting PoliceandCrimeCommittee Date Thursday25October2012 Time 10.00am Place Chamber,CityHall,TheQueen's Walk,London,SE12AA Copiesofthereportsandanyattachmentsmaybefoundat http://www.london.gov.uk/who-runs- london/the-london-assembly/committees/police-and-crime-committee MostmeetingsoftheLondonAssemblyanditsCommitteesarewebcastliveat http://www.london.gov.uk/who-runs-london/the-london-assembly/webcasts whereyoucanalso viewpastmeetings. MembersoftheCommittee JoanneMcCartney(Chair) JamesCleverly JennyJones(DeputyChair) LenDuvall CarolinePidgeon(DeputyChair) MuradQureshi TonyArbour NavinShah JennetteArnoldOBE FionaTwycross VictoriaBorwick Vacancy AmeetingoftheCommitteehasbeencalledbytheChairoftheCommitteetodealwiththebusiness listedbelow.Thismeetingwillbeopentothepublic.Thereisaccessfordisabledpeople,and inductionloopsareavailable. MarkRoberts,ExecutiveDirectorofSecretariat Wednesday17October2012 FurtherInformation Ifyouhavequestions,wouldlikefurtherinformationaboutthemeetingorrequirespecialfacilities pleasecontact:JohnJohnsonorAnthonyJackson;Telephone:02079834926/4894;E-mail: [email protected]/[email protected];Minicom:02079834458 FormediaenquiriespleasecontactMarkDemery,Tel:02079835769,email: [email protected] Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutindividualreportspleasecontactthereportauthorwhosedetailsare attheendofeachreport. Thereislimitedundergroundparkingfororangeandbluebadgeholders,whichwillbeallocatedona first-comefirst-servedbasis.PleasecontactFacilitiesManagement(02079834750)inadvanceif yourequireaparkingspaceorfurtherinformation. Ifyou,orsomeoneyouknow,needsacopyoftheagenda,minutesorreports inlargeprintorBraille,audio,orinanotherlanguage,thenpleasecalluson 02079834100oremail [email protected] . CertificateNumber:FS80233 Agenda PoliceandCrimeCommittee Thursday25October2012 1. ApologiesforAbsenceandChair'sAnnouncements Toreceiveanyapologiesforabsenceandanyannouncementsf romtheChair. 2. DeclarationsofInterest (Pages1-2) TheCommitteeisrecommendedto: (a) Noteasdisclosablepecuniaryintereststhelistofmembershipsoffunctional bodiesandLondonBoroughCouncils,assetoutinthetableatAgendaItem 2; (b) Declareanydisclosablepecuniaryinterestsinspecificitemslistedonthe agendaandtakeanynecessaryactionregardingwithdrawalfollowingsuch declaration(s);and (c) Additionallydeclareanyrelevantinterests(includinganyinterestsarising fromgiftsandhospitalityreceivedwhicharenotatthetimeofthemeeting reflectedontheAuthority’sregisterofgiftsandhospitality,andnotingalso theadvicefromtheGLA’sMonitoringOfficersetoutatAgendaItem2)and takeanynecessaryactionregardingwithdrawalfollowingsuchdeclaration(s). 3. Minutes (Pages3-58) TheCommitteeisrecommendedtoconfirmtheminutesofthemeetingofthePolice andCrimeCommitteeheldon27September2012tobesignedbytheChairasa correctrecord. Theappendixtotheminutessetoutonpages7to58isattachedforMembersandofficersonly butisavailablefromthefollowingareaoftheGLA’swebsite: http://www.london.gov.uk/who- runs-london/the-london-assembly/police-and-crime-committee 4. QuestionandAnswersessionwiththeMayor'sOfficeforPolicingand CrimeandtheDeputyCommissionerofPoliceoftheMetropolis(Pages59 -74) ReportoftheExecutiveDirectorofSecretariat Contact:ClaireHamilton, [email protected] ,02079835845 TheCommitteeisrecommendedto: 3 (a) NoteasbackgroundtothequestionandanswersessionwiththeInterim ChiefExecutiveofMOPACandtheDeputyCommissionerofPoliceofthe MetropolisthemonthlyreportfromMOPACattachedatAppendix1tothe report;and (b) NotetheanswersgivenbytheInterimChiefExecutiveofMOPACandthe DeputyCommissionerofPoliceoftheMetropolistothequestionsaskedby Members. 5. SummaryListofActions (Pages75-152) ReportoftheExecutiveDirectorofSecretariat Contact:JohnJohnson, [email protected] ,02079834926 TheCommitteeisrecommendedtonotetheongoing,outstandingandcompleted actionsarisingfrompreviousmeetingsoftheCommitteeandcorrespondence enteredintobytheChaironbehalfoftheCommitteeinaccordancewiththe StandingDelegationtoChairs,aslistedinthereport. 6. WorkProgrammeforthePoliceandCrimeCommittee (Pages153-156) ReportoftheExecutiveDirectorofSec retariat Contact:SusannahDrury, [email protected] ,02079834484 ToagreetheproposedarrangementsformeetingsoftheCommitteeassetoutinat paragraph4.4ofthereport. 7. DateofNextMeeting ThenextmeetingoftheCommitteeisscheduledfor15November2012at10.00aminthe Chamber,CityHall. 8. AnyOtherBusinesstheChairConsidersUrgent 4 Agenda Item 2 LondonAssembly MembershipofFunctionalBodiesandLondonBoroughCouncils Member Interest TonyArbour Member,LFEPA;Member,LBRichmond JennetteArnold GarethBacon Member,LFEPA;Member,LBBexley JohnBiggs AndrewBoff VictoriaBorwick Membe r,RoyalBoroughofKensington& Chelsea,StatutoryDeputyMayor JamesCleverly ChairmanofLFEPA TomCopley AndrewDismore Member,LFEPA LenDuvall RogerEvans Member,LBHavering NickyGavron DarrenJohnson Member,LFEPA;Member,LBLewisham JennyJones StephenKnight Member,LFEPA;Member,LBRichmond KitMalthouse JoanneMcCartney SteveO’Connell Member,LBCroydon CarolinePidgeon MuradQureshi OnkarSahota NavinShah Member,LFEPA;Member,LBHarrow ValerieShawcross Richa rdTracey FionaTwycross Member,LFEPA [Note:LB-LondonBorough;LFEPA-LondonFireandEmergencyPlanningAuthority.] Recommendations: (i) ThatthelistofmembershipsoffunctionalbodiesandLondonBoroughCouncils, assetoutinthetableabove,benotedasdisclosablepecuniaryinterests 1; (ii) ThatallMembersdeclareanydisclosablepecuniaryinterestsinspecificitemslisted ontheagenda andtakeanynecessaryactionregardingwithdrawalfollowingsuch declaration(s);and (iii) ThatallMembersadditionallydeclareanyrelevantinterests(includingany interestsarisingfromgiftsandhospitalityreceivedwhicharenotatthetimeof themeetingreflectedontheAuthority’sregisterofgiftsandhospitalityand notingalsotheadvicefromtheGLA’sMonitoringOfficersetoutbelow)andtake anynecessaryactionregardingwithdrawalfollowingsuchdeclaration(s). 1 TheMonitoringOfficeradvisesthat: Paragraph10oftheCodeofConductwillonlyprecludeaMemberfromparticipatinginany mattertobeconsideredorbeingconsideredat,forexample,ameetingoftheAssembly,wheretheMemberhasadirectDisclosable PecuniaryInterestinthatparticularmatter.Theeffectofthisisthatthe‘mattertobeconsidered,orbeingconsidered’mustbeabout theMember’sinterest.So,bywayofexample,ifanAssemblyMemberisalsoacouncillorofLondonBoroughX,thatAssembly MemberwillbeprecludedfromparticipatinginanAssemblymeetingwheretheAssemblyistoconsideramatterabouttheMember’s role/employmentasacouncillorofLondonBoroughX;theMemberwillnotbeprecludedfromparticipatinginameetingwherethe AssemblyistoconsideramatteraboutanactivityordecisionofLondonBoroughX . CityHall,TheQueen’sWalk,LondonSE12AA Enquiries:02079834100minicom:02079834458 www.london.gov.uk Page 1 Paragraph10oftheGLA’snewCodeofConduct,whichreflectstherelevantprovisionsofthe LocalismAct2011,providesthat: - whereanAssemblyMemberhasaDisclosablePecuniaryInterestinanymattertobe consideredorbeingconsideredorat (i) ameetingoftheAssemblyandanyofitscommitteesorsub-committees;or (ii) anyformalmeetingheldbytheMayorinconnectionwiththeexerciseofthe Authority’sfunctions - theymustdisclosethatinteresttothemeeting(or,ifitisasensitiveinterest,disclosethe factthattheyhaveasensitiveinteresttothemeeting);and - mustnot(i)participate,orparticipateanyfurther,inanydiscussionofthematteratthe meeting;or(ii)participateinanyvote,orfurthervote,takenonthematteratthemeeting UNLESS - theyhaveobtainedadispensationfromtheGLA’sMonitoringOfficer(inaccordancewith section2oftheProcedureforregistrationanddeclarationsofinterests,giftsandhospitality –Appendix5totheCode). Failuretocomplywiththeaboverequirements,withoutreasonableexcuse,isacriminaloffence;as isknowinglyorrecklesslyprovidinginformationaboutyourintereststhatisfalseormisleading. Inaddition,theMonitoringOfficerhasadvisedAssemblyMemberstocontinuetoapplythetestthat waspreviouslyappliedtohelpdeterminewhetherapecuniary/prejudicialinterestwasarising- namely,thatMembersrelyonareasonableestimationofwhetheramemberofthepublic,with knowledgeoftherelevantfacts,could,withjustification,regardthematterassosignificantthatit wouldbelikelytoprejudicetheMember’sjudgementofthepublicinterest. Membersshouldthenexercisetheirjudgementastowhetherornot,inviewoftheirinterestsand theinterestsofothersclosetothem,theyshouldparticipateinanygivendiscussionsand/or decisionsbusinessofwithinandbytheGLA. Membersarealsorequired,whereconsideringamatterwhichrelatestoorislikelytoaffectaperson fromwhomtheyhavereceivedagiftorhospitalitywithanestimatedvalueofatleast£25withinthe previousthreeyearsorfromthedateofelectiontotheLondonAssembly,whicheveristhelater,to disclosetheexistenceandnatureofthatinterestatanymeetingoftheAuthoritywhichtheyattend atwhichthatbusinessisconsidered. Theobligationtodeclareanygiftorhospitalityatameetingisdischarged,subjecttotheprovisoset outbelow,byregisteringgiftsandhospitalityreceivedontheAuthority’son-linedatabase.Theon- linedatabasemaybeviewedhere: http://www.london.gov.uk/gifts-and-hospitality-register . IfanygiftorhospitalityreceivedbyaMemberisnotsetoutontheon-linedatabaseatthetimeof themeeting,andunderconsiderationisamatterwhichrelatestoorislikelytoaffectapersonfrom whomaMemberhasreceivedagiftorhospitalitywithanestimatedvalueofatleast£25,Members areaskedtodisclosetheseatthemeeting,eitheratthedeclarationsofinterestagendaitemor whentheinterestbecomesapparent. ItisforMemberstodecide,inlightoftheparticularcircumstances,whethertheirreceiptofagiftor hospitality,could,onareasonableestimationofamemberofthepublicwithknowledgeofthe