[Gennie Holmes]

Please could you add my details to the list for the LGA Community of Practice. There is a thread in the Community Safety CoP at the moment.

[Anna Taylor]

And me please Ed! Thanks, Anna

[David Moran]

Could I be added too please Ed.

Thanks

David

[Stephen Bace]

The Scrutiny Team at Gloucestershire County Council have been heavily involved in developments regarding the Police and Crime Panel.

We have a representative on the Police Authority Governance Transition Board and have the responsibility for the establishment of the Police and Crime Panel workstream.

We have drafted up a 'Terms of Reference', 'Panel Arrangements' and 'Rules of Procedure' for members to consider. This draft set of documents will go to our Community Safety Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting on 16 January 2012. This report can be found at: Gloucestershire Police and Crime Panel - Draft Documents

We would be interested as to whether any other authorities were at this stage, or have any thoughts on what we have begun to draft up. Obviously there is further work to do here with regards to any further regulations or guidance.

[Paul Baddeley]

(28-11-2011 12:09 PM)Peter Marrington Wrote:  

(28-11-2011 11:55 AM)David Moran Wrote:  

(28-11-2011 11:01 AM)Ed Hammond Wrote:  A new thread for this ongoing issue.

I was wondering how many of you have already been directly involved in the "transition" discussions around Police and Crime Commissioners.

Many local authorities, and police authorities, are beginning to gear up for November 2012. The setup of shadow PCPs, and actual PCPs, will be central to this - but anecdotal evidence suggests that scrutiny practitioners have not been as involved as they might have been, so far.

I'd like to get an idea of whether this sense I am getting is actually backed up by evidence. Where you are not being involved in discussions, I may be in a position to assist.

Ed,

No involvement at all here in Knowsley.

As far as I am aware, the existing support structure for the Merseyside Police Authority are leading the way on this but have not engaged this Scrutiny team directly with their proposals/ future course of action.

Regards

David

I would echo David's comments for Leeds

Same in Stoke-on-Trent as in Knowsley and Leeds

[tomsnow]

I appreciate everyone's willingness to hold both police and criminals accountable. Can someone have the criminals report their crimes before they are committed so we can streamline the activity of the police? Perhaps a scenario such as this would minimize the bureaucracy of finding them.

[Ed Hammond]

Um...