NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Board: CHIEF OFFICERS GROUP BOARD 10.30 16.00 Tuesday 2 nd February 2016 Room 330, 3 rd Floor, Force Headquarters, Central Park AGENDA CC Hopkins (Chair), DCC Pilling, ACC Shewan, ACC Sutcliffe, ACC Potts In attendance: Ch Supt Doyle, Ch Supt Sheard, Ch Supt Chaudhry, Ch Supt Donnellan, Ch Supt Evans (Supts Association), Supt Miller, Supt Openshaw, Amanda Coleman, Steph Bell (Unison), Tim Chesworth, Rebecca Murphy, Ian Hanson (Federation), Bill Naylor, Denise Hill, Sharon Kaberry, Matt McCabe (Ernst & Young) ACC O Hare, ACO Potts, Colin Carey, Chief Supt Sykes, Chief Supt Jackson, Chief Supt Hankinson, Chief Supt Ball, Chief Supt Ellison, Neville Norton, Cath Timmons 1. Welcome and Apologies Chair 2. Review and approve minutes of meeting 3 rd November 2015 Chair 3. Significant and urgent matters (a) Critical incidents update (verbal) ACC Cover (b) Media update (verbal) Amanda Coleman (c) Matters arising from Chief Officer portfolios (verbal) All Chief Officers [p] Paper attached
MINUTES Chief Officer Group Board Tuesday 2 nd February 2016 Present: Ian Hopkins, Chief Constable Ian Pilling, Deputy Chief Constable Robert Potts, Assistant Chief Constable Garry Shewan, Assistant Chief Constable Vanessa Jardine, Chief Superintendent Mary Doyle, Chief Superintendent Wasim Chaudhry, Chief Superintendent Amanda Coleman, Corporate Communications Stephanie Bell, Unison Wayne Miller, Superintendent Graeme Openshaw, Superintendent Tim Chesworth, Change and Transformation Rebecca Murphy, Change and Transformation Ian Hanson, Federation Denise Hill, Human Resources Sharon Kaberry, Business Support Services Cath Timmons, Change and Transformation Bill Naylor, IS Branch John O Hare, Assistant Chief Constable Rebekah Sutcliffe, Assistant Chief Constable Lynne Potts, Assistant Chief Officer Stuart Ellison, Chief Superintendent Neil Evans, Superintendent (Supts Association) Catherine Hankinson, Chief Superintendent Russ Jackson, Chief Superintendent Neville Norton, Finance Branch Caroline Ball, Chief Superintendent Zoe Sheard, Chief Superintendent Chris Sykes, Chief Superintendent Colin Carey, IS Branch 1. Minutes of the Last Meeting The Board approved the minutes for the meeting on 3 rd November as a true and accurate record. 2. Critical Incident Update No update on critical incidents from ACC Potts 3. Media Update The Board was provided with a verbal update on a number of areas including: Panorama episode which is being aired on Monday 8 th February Hate Crime Awareness week Operation Hydrant interview on Radio 4 Media coverage of a rape case from 32 years ago Police Officer transferees campaign
4. Matters Arising from Chief Officer Portfolio updates CC Hopkins advised the Board: 2016/17 budget proposal paper has been sent to PCC Tony Lloyd. A meeting will take place on Thursday 4 th February to agree and finalise the budget for next financial year. DCC Pilling advised the Board: Work is currently being undertaken to look at the Police Officer numbers currently working on Change projects. We will be in a position shortly to be able to produce a 12 month picture of the resources required to deliver the portfolio of change. Planning and scoping work around the recruitment of Police Officers and the training requirements within the Force, this work will be led by Ch Supt Hull. Advance notice of the recent HMIC PEEL Inspections have been received. ACC Potts advised the Board: Work is ongoing around the replacement of the emergency services Airwaves. A meeting is due to be held with OCB to discuss the decommission of Phase 2 Chester House and relocation of call handlers, taking into consideration how this fits in with other work. Investigations and safeguarding work to determine the scope and workstreams is continuing. ACC Shewan advised the Board: A Citizens Panel was held last week which was really useful. A one day seminar was held with partner agencies in relation to place based integration.
Board: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED CHIEF OFFICERS GROUP BOARD AGENDA 10.30 a.m., 4.00 p.m., Tuesday 23 rd February 2016 Room 330, Third Floor, Force Headquarters AGENDA CC Hopkins (Chair), DCC Pilling, ACC Shewan, ACO Potts, ACC O Hare, ACC Sutcliffe and ACC Potts In attendance: Ch Supts Mary Doyle, Caroline Ball, Russ Jackson, Stuart Ellison, Neil Evans, Zoe Sheard, Wasim Chaudhry and Shaun Donnellan, Supts Wayne Miller, Jo Rogerson and Graeme Openshaw, Amanda Coleman, Rebecca Murphy, Sharon Kaberry, Steph Bell and Insp Ian Hanson Ch Supts Catherine Hankinson, Chris Sykes and Vanessa Jardine 1. Minutes of the last Meeting 19 th January 2016 [p] [3-7] Chair 2. Significant and urgent matters (a) Critical Incidents update (verbal) ACC Cover (b) Media update (verbal) Amanda Coleman (c) Matters arising from Chief Officer Portfolios (verbal) All Chief Officers Date of next meeting Tuesday 1 st March 2016, 10.30 a.m. 4.00 p.m. [p] Paper attached
MINUTES Chief Officer Group Board Tuesday 23 rd February 2016 Present: Ian Hopkins, Chief Constable, (Chair) Ian Pilling, Deputy Chief Constable Garry Shewan, Assistant Chief Constable John O Hare, Assistant Chief Constable Lynne Potts, Assistant Chief Officer, Resources Rebekah Sutcliffe, Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts, Assistant Chief Constable Mary Doyle, Ch Supt, Territorial Policing Wasim Chaudhry, Ch Supt, Territorial Policing Caroline Ball, Ch Supt, Territorial Policing Russ Jackson, D Ch Supt, Serious Crime Division Neil Evans, Ch. Supt. Superintendents Association Stuart Ellison, Ch. Supt, Operational Communications Sharon Kaberry, Branch Head, Business Services Amanda Coleman, Branch Head, Corporate Communications Rebecca Murphy, Branch Head, Change and Transformation Jo Rogerson, Superintendent, Territorial Policing Chris Hankinson. Superintendent Criminal Justice Wayne Miller, Supt, Command Team Ian Hanson, Inspector, Federation Chair David Taylor, Unison Chris Sykes, Ch. Supt, Territorial Policing Vanessa Jardine, Det. Ch. Supt, Public Protection Division Catherine Hankinson, Ch Supt, Territorial Commander Shaun Donnellan, Ch Supt, Territorial Policing Steph Bell, Unison ACTION 1. Minutes and Actions of the Last Meeting 19 th January 2016 The minutes were approved as a true and accurate record. 2. Significant and urgent matters 2(a) Critical Incident Update 2(b) The Board were presented with an update on critical incidents as follows: The murder investigation on the Rochdale Division is ongoing and two individuals are in custody. The investigation is following a positive line of enquiry and community engagement in ongoing. Media Update The Board were presented with an update on media issues which included: HMIC State of Policing Annual report for 2015 is due for release on 24 th February Local media interviews with the Chief Constable in Wigan 2(c) Matters Arising from Chief Officer Portfolio updates (where not otherwise on the agenda) 1 P age
CC Hopkins The selection process for the Labour Party candidate for the Mayoral election 2017 is currently underway and is not due to conclude until May. More guidance will be forthcoming for divisions however caution should be exercised during any media or photo opportunities with political figure heads ahead of entering the pre election period. In the interim, divisions were advised to seek advice from Corporate Communications Branch if in any doubt. The Police Roll of Honour Trust will be unveiling a plaque in honour of Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes in June and there will be an event to mark the occasion which has the full support of both families and Tameside Council. The NW Chiefs and PCCs meeting takes place on Thursday 25 th February. DCC Pilling Recruitment Gold meetings continue with Ch Supt Dave Hull as the lead for the Recruitment Project. Positions for Transferees are currently being advertised and following this, opportunities will be available for internal staff. It is expected that external vacancies could be advertised in the Autumn. ACC Potts Positive news resulting from a recent HMIC thematic report citing good practice in GMP relating to Missing and Absent Children. Investigation and Safeguarding Review is ongoing and being led by DCh Supt Jardine. There are a number of short terms pieces of work underway initially however the key priority for the review will be to consider local investigation and how it complements the Local Policing Model implementation. ACO Potts The IS Transformation Programme is now commencing a critical phase as the tenders from potential suppliers are submitted and moderation begins. The Full Business Case is on schedule for delivery by the end of May 2016. Discussions are underway on the Migration Strategy for data into the new system and Supt Davies will be leading on this work. The delivery of Mobile data is on schedule to deliver as per the agreed timescales with Salford as the first division to receive the equipment and training and all other divisions will follow as soon as possible. ACC Shewan The PCC has approved the implementation, roll out plan and resources necessary for the Local Policing Model. The Public Enquiry Counter Review is ongoing and as numbers of staff continue to reduce, an interim plan for reduced hours will be discussed with the PCC. ACC O Hare The Board received an update on the work underway within the Specialist Operations Branch, including current large scale events and the police response planning which is currently underway, including: A NW Infidels Protest is planned for Saturday in the City Centre. The event will be 2 P age
managed within the Specialist Operations Branch and will link into divisions as necessary. Manchester will host the EU Referendum which is now taking place earlier than expected in June. Planning is underway which will ink in with every division. Planning continues in advance of the 100 year Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme and the numerous events taking place in the lead up to 1 st July. The Specialist Operations Branch Review is on schedule for implementation by July. Development of the Chief Inspector Promotion Process is ongoing. Force Engagement Survey is due to go live in March. 3 P age