Agenda and minutes
Venue: Virtual Meeting
Contact: Jamie Sheldon Email: jamie.sheldon@plymouth.gov.uk
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To sign and confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 25 September 2020. Additional documents: Minutes: The Chair proposed the minutes of 25 September 2020 to the panel for approval. Councillor Towill asked that the minutes reflect his attendance at the meeting of 25 September 2020.
Under this item Councillor Sutton asked if there had been any progress on appointing an Independent Representative for Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly. Jamie Sheldon (Senior Governance Advisor) advised that an advert for the post was live and that the closing date for applications was 16 December 2020. This would be circulated to OPCC and panel members.
Councillor Sutton proposed the minutes again of 25 September 2020; this was seconded by Councillor Derrick and the minutes were agreed. |
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Declarations of Interest Members will be asked to make any declaration of interest in respect of items on this agenda. Additional documents: Minutes: There were no declarations of interest made by members.
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Public Questions To receive questions from (and provide answers to) members of the public that are relevant to the panel’s functions.
Questions should be no longer than 100 words and sent to Democratic Support, Plymouth City Council, Floor 3, Ballard House, West Hoe Road, Plymouth, PL1 3BJ or democratic.support@plymouth.gov.uk
Questions must be received at least 5 complete working days before the meeting. Additional documents: Minutes: The Chair advised the panel that one question had been received by Ms Errington as follows:
I have dual heritage grandchildren living in Devon, and I’m really concerned by the Devon & Cornwall Police Reports about the disproportionate application of police sanctions against BAME people and the lack of diversity within the Police force. I’m worried for my grandchildren’s future in Devon where there appears to be institutional racism and outright discrimination. In the PCC plan, I’ve found diversity is mentioned only once and no clear plan to address racial profiling, stop and search or other issues of concern to BAME communities.
My question is: What is your strategy to tackle these issues, reconciling the need for a more diverse police force against the use of racial profiling which alienates potential recruits?
The response was provided by Alison Hernandez as follows:
We want to build safe, resilient, connected communities.
Alison Hernandez agreed to send the full written response directly to Ms Errington. |
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Additional documents: Minutes: Fran Hughes, Chief Executive – Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, introduced this item by highlighting key issues and was joined by Detective Chief Superintendent Steve Parker, Head of Crime for Devon and Cornwall Police.
The following key points were highlighted:
The Panel discussed:
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Update on Prevention of Serious Violence Programme PDF 309 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Alison Hernandez, Police and Crime Commissioner, presented the update on the Prevention of Serious Violence Programme. Key points highlighted to Members included the following:
The Panel discussed:
The Police and Crime Commissioner clarified that the Panel needed to consider their role, as it was not for them to hold the Commissioner to account; the panel’s role was to scrutinise and support the Commissioners actions and decisions. The ballot box held the Commissioner to account. It was highlighted that the first few years of office had been about prioritising recruitment of Police Officers, as there was flexibility from the Government to uplift council tax, initially supported by the public, this waned with increases in council tax bills. The priority had been increasing force officer numbers. There was a fund in place this year to assist with serious violence with ... view the full minutes text for item 26. |
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Update on recommendations from 101 deep dive Additional documents: Minutes: Alison Hernandez, Police and Crime Commissioner, presented the update on recommendations from the 101 deep dive.
Key points highlighted to Members included the following:
The panel discussed:
The Commissioner advised that she was nervous of changing the 101 RAG rating to red and making an action happen as 4 years had been spent completing lots of actions and these were currently being scrutinised. Panel members were encouraged to contact the Commissioner’s office with specific examples of people having to ... view the full minutes text for item 27. |
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Commissioner's Update Report PDF 290 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Alison Hernandez, Police and Crime Commissioner, presented the Commissioner’s Update report.
Key points highlighted to Members included the following:
Panel Members discussed:
It was agreed that the Police and Crime Commissioner would provide Members with responses upon information requested upon the Highway Code and pavement parking.
Members noted the update report. |
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Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner's Performance Report PDF 254 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Alison Hernandez, Police and Crime Commissioner, presented the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Performance report and highlighted that the report was the same as that provided to Members at the previous meeting.
The Panel discussed the tracking of indicators at future meetings, and the green rating in the report linked to the public confidence in the Police and Crime Commissioner.
Alison Hernandez, Police and Crime Commissioner, clarified that the responsibility of monitoring performance was that of the Chief Constable and that the Panel’s responsibility was to scrutinise the Police and Crime Commissioner’s actions regarding the delivery of the Police and Crime Plan in particular. With regards to public confidence, the police force did a survey during the Covid pandemic and 91.2% of the public that took part showed their support of the approach taken by the Police in dealing with Covid 19. Public confidence had increased due to the visibility and leadership shown from the police force.
Councillor Derrick’s recommendation that the future Police & Crime Plan included a new approach to performance measures that were clear to panel members and also to the public and provide meaningful feedback back on key performance criteria as they change over time, was agreed by Panel Members. |
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Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Panel - Complaints against the PCC PDF 142 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Fran Hughes, Chief Executive of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, advised the Panel that there were no new complaints about the Commissioner for this report. In terms of the one discussed previously, there had been no unlawful activity from the Commissioner and the matter had been dealt with and was now closed.
The Panel noted the report. |
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Additional documents: Minutes: Jamie Sheldon (Senior Governance Advisor) presented the Work Programme to members of the Panel –
It was agreed that the next meeting would focus on the Police and Crime Commissioner’s proposed precept and the scrutiny of the 101 report. Members were asked to contact the Chair or Jamie Sheldon (Senior Governance Advisor) with any suggestions to be included on the Work Programme. |