CHIEF CONSTABLES’ COUNCIL

AGENDA

16-17 January 2019

West Midlands

CPOSA AGM at 09:00-10:00

16 January 2019 at 10:00

1. ATTENDANCE AND APOLOGIES

The names of those attending and apologising will be noted in the Minutes

2. MINUTES

To consider the Minutes of the previous meeting held on 3-4 October 2018

3. MATTERS ARISING

To review and update the Council Action Log

4. STANDING ITEMS

4.1 Chair’s Update

- NPCC Delivery Plan Q3 Update

- Personal Development Review for the Chair of the NPCC

- National Police Vetting Update – Contractor Vetting

4.2 College of Policing Update

4.3 Regional papers on: Police Dogs Working Group Update, Mounted Policing Working Group Update, Police Support Volunteer National Strategy 2019-2023, Serious Error Reduction within the Acquisition and use of Comms Data, Responding to Online Child Abuse Activists, Learning Leaders Action Plan, Electronic Monitoring Update, Practitioner Guidance Pre-Charge Bail and Suspects Released under Investigation Update, Operation Hydrant Update, NPCC Guidance for Forces – Sex Working and Prostitution, Management of Risk in Law Enforcement Programme (MoRiLE) – Request for Support, Forensic Portfolio Update – Human Tissue, Consent for Obtaining Digital Downloads during the Course of an Investigation, , APP for Post Incident Procedures following Death or Serious Injury, Digital Policing Portfolio Update, Proposal for 2019/20 Charging for Police Services and Mutual Aid Guidelines, Workforce Data, Chief Officer Retention and Recruitment Update.

5. Investigation, Disclosure and File Quality

Presentation from Max Hill QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, CPS

6. National Disclosure Improvement Plan – Phase 2 Presentation from Nick Ephgrave

7. Mark Sweeney, Director General, Justice and Courts Policy Group, Ministry of Justice

8. Digital Evidence Transfer Service

Submission from Giles York

LUNCH

9. Pay Reform

Submissions from Francis Habgood

Annual Pay Uplift

10. LOCAL POLICING COORDINATION COMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS

Discussion and Submissions from Alan Todd and Gavin Stephens - National Contact Management Strategy - Neighbourhood Policing Guidelines Update - Police use of Social Media

11. Chair of the Police Federation Speaking Submission from John Apter

12. Charter for Families Bereaved through Public Tragedy and Duty of Candour Submission from Richard Cooper

13. National Policing Technology Programme Overviews 2019 Presentation from Chaucer

14. Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme Submission from Francis Habgood

15. Update from IMORCC

Submissions from Ian Dyson

HMICFRS PEEL Efficiency Recommendations 2017 – Exemplar Plan Analysis

Data Quality Dashboards Information Assets and Maturity Model Update

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16. National Aviation User Requirement Submission from Rod Hansen

17. National Commercial Board – Combining Outline Business Cases Submission from David Thompson

18. Comprehensive Spending Review 2019 Update Submission from Sara Thornton & Dave Thompson

19. College of Policing – Implementation Support and Priority Setting Presentation from Mike Cunningham

20. Response and Neighbourhood Big Data Tools Presentation from Lawrence Morris, Head of Police Practice & Improvement, HMICFRS

21. Transforming Forensics Programme – Business Case Update Submission from James Vaughan

22. UCPI Update and Continued Resourcing Paper Submission from Andy Cooke

23. Resourcing of Operation Elter Submission from Andy Cooke

24. Brexit – International Crime Coordination Centre Update Submission from Richard Martin

25. EU Exit Planning Submission from Charlie Hall

26. Mobilisation and Co-ordination Submission from Chris Shead

27. CT Policing Update Presentation from Neil Basu - Operation Temperer: Augmentation Element - CT Policing Governance

28. BUDGETS

28.1 NPCC 2019/20 Budget and Funding

28.2 ACRO Funding Proposal 2019-2020

28.3 NPoCC 2019/20 Budget and Funding

28.4 NABIS Funding Paper 2019-2021

28.5 Funding Bid for National Police Policy Lead MAPPA within HMPPS

28.6 Third Party Reporting Funding (National Ugly Mugs) Sex Working

28.7 National Wildlife Crime Unit Budget and Funding

29. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

To consider any items of business not included in the substantive agenda

DATE OF NEXT MEETING - The next meeting will be held on 17 & 18 April 2019

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Chief Constables' Council Minutes

Wednesday 3 – Thursday 4 October 2018, Cardiff, Wales

Security classification: Official

Authors: Susan Paterson, Richard Hampson, Ben Gasson & Richard Cooper

Force/organisation: National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC)

Date created 10 October 2018

Attendees

CC Sara Thornton NPCC Chair

DCC Sarah Crew Avon and Somerset

CC Jon Boutcher Bedfordshire

CC Nick Dean Cambridgeshire

A/CC Janette McCormick Cheshire

Commissioner Ian Dyson City of London

CC Mike Veale Cleveland

CC Michelle Skeer Cumbria

CC Peter Goodman Derbyshire

DCC Paul Netherton Devon and Cornwall

ACC Paul Davies Devon and Cornwall

CC James Vaughan Dorset

CC Mike Barton Durham

DCC Darren Davies Dyfed-Powys

CC Ben-Julian Harrington Essex

DCC Matthew Horne Essex

CC Rod Hansen Gloucestershire

CC Ian Hopkins Greater Manchester

CC Julian Williams Gwent

CC Olivia Pinkney Hampshire

CC Charlie Hall Hertfordshire

DCC Michelle Dunn Hertfordshire

CC Lee Freeman Humberside

CC Alan Pughsley Kent

CC Andrew Rhodes Lancashire

CC Simon Cole Leicestershire

CC Bill Skelly Lincolnshire

CC Andy Cooke Merseyside

AC Robert Beckley Metropolitan Police Service

AC Helen Ball Metropolitan Police Service

AC Martin Hewitt Metropolitan Police Service

Sir Craig Mackey Metropolitan Police Service

T/CC Gareth Pritchard North Wales

CC Simon Bailey Norfolk

CC Nick Adderley Northamptonshire

CC Craig Guildford Nottinghamshire

CC Winton Keenan Northumbria

CC Lisa Winward North Yorkshire

CC Matt Jukes South Wales

CC Stephen Watson South Yorkshire

DCC Nick Baker Staffordshire

DCC Stephen Jupp Suffolk

CC Nicholas Ephgrave Surrey

DCC Bernie O'Reilly Sussex

CC Francis Habgood Thames Valley

CC Martin Jelley Warwickshire

CC Anthony Bangham West Mercia

CC David Thompson West Midlands

CC Dee Collins West Yorkshire

T/CC Keir Pritchard Wiltshire

CC Paul Crowther BTP

DG Lynne Owens National Crime Agency

DDG Steve Rodhouse National Crime Agency

CC George Hamilton Police Service for Northern Ireland

CC Mike Cunningham College of Policing

ACC Chris Armitt Civil Nuclear Constabulary

CC Iain Livingstone Police Scotland

CC Andy Adams MoD Police

Brig David Neal Royal Military Police

Wg Cmdr Michael Dixon Royal Air Force Police

Chief Officer Jack Hawkins Royal Navy Police

ACC Chris Shead NPoCC

In attendance for specific items

Sir Thomas Winsor HMICFRS

Richard Thwaite Chaucer

Chris Walker Chaucer

Steve White College of Policing

DC Chris Spencer College of Policing

Andy Harding Metropolitan Police Service

ACC Nav Malik Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Guy Ferguson Police Crime Prevention Initiatives

Jon Cole Police Crime Prevention Initiatives

In attendance

Tony Brown South Wales Police

C/Supt. Rachel Nolan NPoCC

David Lamberti Home Office

Oliver Cattermole College of Policing

Supt. Richard Cooper NPCC Chief of Staff

Insp. Ben Gasson NPCC Staff Officer

Nicola Growcott NPCC Communications Manager

Richard Hampson NPCC Senior Business Officer

Susan Paterson NPCC Business Manager

Sherry Traquair NPCC FOI and Decision Maker

Robert Hardware NPCC Public Affairs Officer

Liam O'Brien NPCC Staff

Isabella Bird NPCC Comms Staff

09:00-18:00, 3 October 2018, Cardiff, Wales

OPEN SESSION

1. ATTENDANCE AND APOLOGIES

The Chair welcomed those present and the following tendered their apologies for this session of

Council.

Andy Marsh – Avon and Somerset Constabulary

Mike Griffiths – Civil Nuclear Constabulary

Mark Collins - Dyfed-Powys Police

Cressida Dick – Metropolitan Police Service

Neil Basu – Metropolitan Police

Gareth Morgan – Staffordshire Police

Giles York – Sussex Police

Gareth Wilson – Suffolk Constabulary

2. MINUTES

The minutes of the previous meeting held on 11-12 July 2018 were agreed.

Action: NPCC Team to update the attendance list in the 11-12 July 2018 minutes to reflect Simon

Bailey's apologies for this meeting.

3. MATTERS ARISING

Action item number 4.3.9 (11 July 18): Andy Rhodes reported that there is a national programme

board overseeing the project and a high level business case for the national service including costs is

being prepared for the January 2019 Council meeting. Further updates on the progression of this

work will be published to all chiefs via ChiefsNet.

Action item number 4.3.12 (11 July 18): Alan Pughsley informed chiefs he had spoken with the

Eastern region regarding their feedback from the July Council meeting and they now support the

paper. Alan Pughsley updated Council on the importance of a consistent approach to the payment

of overtime to undercover officers. A further update would be shared with chiefs in future.

Action: All chief constables to check their own force's position in respect of the payment of overtime

to undercover officers.

Action item number 9 (11 July 18): Julian Williams confirmed work was progressing regarding an

action plan following the report on sexual harassment in the workplace and this would be presented

at the January 2019 Council meeting.

4. STANDING ITEMS

4.1 Chair's Update

The Chair welcomed visitors to Council and thanked Matt Jukes and South Wales Police Force for

hosting the meeting. The following were congratulated on their recent appointments:

Gareth Prichard appointed as T/Chief Constable for North Wales Police

Nick Adderley appointed as Chief Constable for Northamptonshire Police

Iain Livingstone has been appointed as Chief Constable for Police Scotland

Nick Dean has been appointed as Chief Constable for Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Ben-Julian Harrington has been appointed as Chief Constable for Essex Police

Lisa Winward has been appointed as Chief Constable for North Yorkshire Police

The Chair thanked Sir Craig Mackey for his tremendous leadership over the years and his significant

contribution to the NPCC.

The Chair provided an update on the chief constable tenure report. Since July there has been

further engagement with PCCs. It was agreed at the July Council meeting that the findings of the

report would be considered with those of the College of Policing's Chief Officer Appointments

Survey and the Chief Police Officer Staff Association Resilience Survey to establish common themes.

This will in turn be considered at a roundtable event between the College, NPCC, Association of

Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) and the Superintendents' Association which would take

place in October. The Chair welcomed any feedback and ideas on this important topic.

Action: Consolidated report and the latest position after the 8 October meeting to be circulated on

ChiefsNet.

The Joint APCC and NPCC Conference is taking place on the 31 October and 1 November and the

Chair confirmed a number of key speakers including the Home Secretary and Shadow Home Secretary

would be in attendance. The Chair encouraged all to attend the event.

The Chair reminded chiefs that at last year's joint conference considerable effort was made to

support the Police Memorial Arboretum and encouraged forces further to do more to help.

Martin Hewitt updated Council on the Westminster Bridge Inquests arising from the deaths in the

attack of the 22 March 2017. Neil Basu and Sir Craig Mackey would be giving evidence to the inquest

and the MPS has been reviewing current security arrangements for the Palace of Westminster.

Delivery Plan Q2 2018/19 Update

The Chair introduced the paper containing the Q2 update on progress towards the 2018/19 NPCC

Delivery Plan. The paper set out the current position on progress for the objectives.

Mike Barton updated the current position on objective 1.1 in the plan on implementing and

embedding a structured response to modern slavery and organised immigration crime. The Crime

Coordination Committee is seeking to increase the level of connection between coordination centres.

Simon Bailey confirmed a joint counter-exploitation bid is being developed however the

development of sustainable options to ensure policing responds effectively to emerging forms of

exploitation is proving challenging given different rates of progression across different issues

including county lines. In this context the resilience of the modern slavery programme was being

explored including its current funding envelope.

Action: Richard Cooper to work with Mike Barton and Simon Bailey to ensure any emerging product

from Crime Coordination Committee is reflected in Police Transformation Reform Board (PRTB)

discussions.

Peter Goodman summarised the position on objective 2.2 for delivering specialist force cybercrime

capability across forces and informed chiefs of the positive progress made in terms of force take-up

and the development of minimum capability standards. There remains some concern based on the

absence of total confidence in the source of funding for 2019/20.

The Chair updated that the Police ICT Company has now received some funding and have

commissioned work that will examine date standards linked to the National Enabling Programme.

The level of risk attached to that objective will therefore likely reduce.

Simon Cole commented on the excellent progress being made towards objective 4.1 on the Digital

Public Contact (DPC) programme. The focus has been on securing statements of intent from forces

to join and this has been successful. In June the MPS joined by Thames Valley Police and Hampshire

Constabulary went live on the platform. A full business case to enable the inclusion of all 43 forces

within the Single Online Home is being finalised. He also updated that he and Mark Burns- Williamson

will be writing to the Policing Minister regarding the non-emergency 101 service. The process of

re-contracting the 101 service will consider the costs to the public associated with making a non-

emergency call.

Action: Letter on the future of the non-emergency 101 service to be published on ChiefsNet.

All update returns for the objectives have been published on ChiefsNet.

Chiefs noted the update on the NPCC delivery plan.

4.1 1 International Policing Update

Sarah Crew updated chiefs on the current position of the cross-Government strategy for

international policing and indicated there would be a further update following the publication of the

strategy.

Action: Andy Marsh to link in with Bill Skelly who will coordinate with all forces the provision of

mapping of diaspora communities within force boundaries and crime types/issues which have an

international aspect to them and represent an increased demand on forces.

4.2 College of Policing Update

Mike Colbourne stated that Bernie O'Reilly would be starting with the College in November and

Simon Nickless would also be joining the College to continue efforts on workforce transformation.

Following discussion at Council in July there is likely to be a new process at the pre-assessment stage

for direct entry inspectors.

4.3 Regional papers

The Chair guided colleagues through the feedback from the review of regional papers.

4.3.1 Standards of Behaviour – Internal Relationships - CLOSED

The Chair acknowledged the feedback from forces and noted that some concerns had been raised.

Julian Williams explained the background to the creation of the standards of behaviour. He

expanded on four primary issues that had been considered in the standards' production. These were

LGTB considerations, Article 8 considerations, record-keeping in respect of workplace relationships,

and freedom of information implications. There is precedent from other sectors and this had been

used to shape the standards.

Julian Williams highlighted that the view of the Police Superintendents' Association is that the Code

of Ethics is sufficient and he therefore sought to understand the appetite of chiefs for specific

guidance on this subject. On the four primary issues he explained that central recording was

considered disproportionate so he would seek to develop guidance for recording by local

supervisors, accepting that this would carry risks in respect of the resilience of such records. He

believes that there is likely to be an FOI exemption under Section 41. Legal advice indicates that the

proposed approach is compliant with an individual's right to a private and family life. LGBT

considerations were included as part of the consultation with all forces and stakeholders but he

stressed that there should and will be sensitivity applied around diversity issues in the guidance.

Mike Cunningham proposed that the College of Policing's Professional Committee is the appropriate

decision-making body in respect of the standards but that the views of chiefs at Council would be

considered. Chiefs had mixed views on the guidance as it is currently drafted. The Chair of the Ethics

and Portfolio Coordination Committee set out that the portfolio's view is that specific guidance is

required. It sets out a pragmatic way of responding to everyday potential conflicts of interest. This

was supported by some chiefs who cited examples where members of staff had not understood

what was and wasn't appropriate. In that context, the standards should be viewed as enhancing

understanding by setting out expectations and parameters rather than being concerned with

sanctions.

The view of the North West region, which was supported by some others, is that the concerns

regarding the impact on LGBT officers and staff who are not ‘out' outweigh the benefits of the

standards being in place. The Code of Ethics is seen by some chiefs as being sufficient.

The Chair summarised that chiefs held mixed views and that whilst some consider the setting out of

specific professional guidance to be helpful, there was general agreement that this should not be

linked to misconduct. Mike Cunningham will consult further with Julian Williams before taking the

matter to Professional Committee.

4.3.2 Police Delivery Model Pilot Update – DBS Enhanced Disclosure Certificates

Nick Adderley acknowledged the need for a clear understanding of the business case proposed and

clarified that the paper seeks engagement from chiefs on how disclosure and barring is delivered in

future. There was no commitment sought or made to a particular delivery model for disclosure and

barring. Chiefs noted the paper.

4.3.3 Force Management Statements Debrief

Chiefs supported the paper.

4.3.4 Adoption of Minimum Standards for ‘In Service' Drones Training

Michelle Dunn thanked all Chiefs for the feedback provided which would be assessed by the National

Drones Working Group. Charlie Hall will liaise directly with those regions who sought clarity on the

cost proposals.

Action: Charlie Hall to go back to West Midlands and North West regions on feedback provided.

Chiefs supported the direction of travel of the paper.

4.3.5 Electronic Monitoring

Nick Ephgrave described the main objectives sought by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) for the

programme and highlighted the opportunities, benefits and threats this will present for policing.

Delivery of the programme has been brought forward substantially. The service would have until the

end of November to negotiate specific details, as the planned implementation was being extended

to all forces by April 2019.

Nick Ephgrave explained the proposals and that it had been agreed that high risk offenders would

not be included in initial rollout. He sought the views of chiefs so that he could reflect these back to

the Ministry of Justice. A number of chiefs were concerned by the haste of implementation despite

issues having been identified during the pilots. Chiefs also discussed the transfer of costs to policing

that is associated with the enforcement burden, and the risk to the public that might arise if policing

cannot respond as expected.

The Chair summarised the position of Council by confirming that the pilot needs to be fully evaluated

and costs understood before rollout. When those costs are understood, any necessary transfer of

funding should be considered accordingly. The NPCC would examine whether there are any statutory

requirements for forces to do this. The College also supported the need for the pilot to be evaluated.

Action: Nick Ephgrave, as Chair of the Criminal Justice Coordination Committee, will write to the MoJ

reflecting the position of Chiefs' Council.

4.3.6 Pre-Charge Bail Update

Nick Ephgrave emphasised the importance of greater consistency in how forces assess necessity and

proportionality in respect of bail so they provide adequate protection to victims.

National guidance is being developed for officers with case studies around when it is appropriate to

apply pre-charge bail.

Action: Guidance to be presented at the January 2019 Council meeting for chiefs' review.

Chiefs noted the paper.

4.3.7 Reforms to Complaints and Discipline System Update

Chiefs noted the paper.

4.3.8 Royal Mail Protocol

Chiefs agreed the implementation of the protocol.

4.3.9 NPCC Specialist Capabilities Programme Update

The Chair addressed the regional feedback on the pilot and timeline linking this into the spending

review work. Simon Cole confirmed that discussion of a pilot is still ongoing.

Chiefs discussed the process by which bespoke funding requests are agreed. The Chair set out that

substantial budgeting decisions were made at the January meeting of Council, but that where

possible all requests for funding contributions from forces should be routed through Council.

Chiefs noted the update.

4.3.10 A Pilot Practice Direction for Force Marriage and FGM Protection Orders

Simon Bailey informed all chiefs that there was an expectation that once the pilot had been completed

at the end of January 2019 that a full evaluation would take place and a paper brought back to

Council covering the assessment of cost and resource implications.

Action: Paper to be brought back to the January 2019 Council meeting.

Chiefs supported the direction of travel for the paper.

4.3.11 Information Exchange regarding Victims of Crime who have No Leave to Remain

Chiefs supported the paper.

4.3.12 Volunteer Police Cadets Update

Chiefs were supportive of the programme and what it had achieved. The programme will engage

with forces individually to take this work forward further.

Chiefs noted the paper.

4.4 Taser – NPCC Position on Home Secretary Letter

Andy Harding, presenting on behalf of Lucy D'Orsi, (NPCC Less Lethal Weapons lead) suggested that

the UK is recognised as providing the 'gold standard' in terms of how the weapon is deployed. That

said, he acknowledged that there are differing views within the service about the approach that

should be taken moving forward, i.e. whether the weapon should be rolled out more widely as

personal protective equipment (PPE), or whether it continues to be issued based only on a specific

threat assessment.

He explained the NPCC's Less Lethal Weapons Portfolio intended to maintain a threat-based

approach to less lethal weapons deployment to officers while the probationary constable model is

introduced and the question of whether special constable should be able to carry the equipment

was considered (a decision is planned by summer 2019). It will then consider the case for widening

the roll out of Taser as personal protective equipment.

Simon Cole agreed with the approach, but expressed that in his experience, wider rollout is not as

contentious as has been described. He cited local evidence that his officers are four times less likely

to be injured when they 'red dot' a potential threat. He suggested that the evidence shows that

Taser is used sensibly and proportionately and so he is concerned about the length of time this

process might take. He stressed that chiefs must consider officers' rights to work safely and their

welfare.

Olivia Pinkney added that Hampshire and Thames Valley Police have rolled out an uplift of Taser as

the assault data informed the threat assessment, which proved a compelling case. She explained

that it is only issued to an officer where there is an operational need, aptitude, and a desire to carry

one. She added that the wider rollout has not been an issue.

Chiefs noted that this is a significant concern for officers, particularly those in isolated rural areas.

Nonetheless, it is acknowledged that Taser is a less lethal and not a non-lethal weapon. Consistency

of approach, subject to the individual circumstances as identified in force threat assessments, is

important both to officers and to the public.

The Chair summarised that the process and principles must be consistent, but accepted that the

threat assessment itself will vary from force to force. She stressed that chiefs must be able to

accurately and appropriately address any concerns raised about this, particularly by staff associations.

4.5 Election of the NPCC Chair

As of March 2019, the current Chair of the NPCC will step down. Under the provisions of the NPCC

collaboration agreement, the Chair has served the maximum period and as such this role will be

advertised for any current chief constable to apply.

The Chair of the Professional Committee, Olivia Pinkney, explained that all those who are interested

in applying should have a discussion with a member of the NPCC Performance Committee. She

explained that a small committee has been formed to administer a formal process which is election-

based to ensure that the successful candidate was legitimately endorsed by chief officers. If there is

only one candidate they would be automatically appointed and if there is more than one a voting

system would be put in place. She will formally write out to chiefs and the advert will be published

on ChiefsNet on 15 October for a three-week period.

Chiefs agreed the paper.

SUPER COMPLAINTS

The Chair welcomed Sir Thomas Winsor who briefly summarised the progress on Force Management

Statements (FMS) and thanked chiefs for submitting these to HMICFRS. He confirmed the FMS

overview document will be published and said this will assist in building the picture on police

demand, assets, efficiency and resources requirements.

Sir Thomas gave an overview of the background to super complaints and the process for their

submission and response. The system is due to become operational on 1st November 2018 and is

designed to capture systemic issues in policing, rather than complaints about individual forces or

officers. It relates to complaints where a feature or combination of features of policing in England

and Wales, by one or more than one police force (including the NCA) is, or appears to be, significantly

harming the interests of the public.

Only bodies designated by the Home Secretary can make a super complaint. There are sixteen such

bodies, a larger number than in other sectors with super complaint systems. HMICFRS are currently

engaging with these bodies to determine in what form a super compliant might be lodged. This

engagement will provide advanced warning and in some cases it may be appropriate to defer some

of potential complaints on the basis that HMRICFRS, the College of Policing, or the Independent

Office Police Complaints (IOPC) already has plans to do something about the issue identified. HMICFRS

will work together with the College and IOPC to determine if the complaint is eligible and the correct

action to take. The panel will be comprised of representatives from the three agencies and they

will have to carry out preliminary inquiries and provide a report every 56 days to the complainant.

If the complaint is about a police force then both the force and PCC will be notified along with the

NPCC. There will be an information requirement and the resulting HMICFRS response will be provided

to the force in advance. Sir Thomas explained that there is a small budget to run the HMICFRS

secretariat but there is no budget to investigate the super complaints so this is challenging. Designated

bodies do not have to pay a fee to make these complaints. He asked for the support of chief

constables in implementing the system as smoothly as possible.

Chiefs discussed the avenues of appeal open to complainants which Sir Thomas identified only as

being judicial review. Chiefs also asked of the extent to which the three coordinating bodies could

ask questions of other agencies which may hold relevant information as well as the police. Sir

Thomas said the information acquisition powers of the HMICFRS and the IOPC would apply without

limitation. It was also confirmed if a case was already being investigated by the IOPC or HMICFRS

then the super complaint would be deferred until the outcome was decided. It should be noted that

there will be no historical cases only current ones.

Chiefs were generally supportive of a system that might bring appropriate scrutiny to those relatively

few issues that were not already subject to examination and accountability processes. They

discussed the likely impact upon portfolio leads, who would be a probable source of information

in response to a super complaint.

Chief constables agreed that NPCC Leads will assist HMICFRS, IOPC and the College of Policing in

conducting research into policing issues or approaches that have been accepted as super complaints.

Chief constables further agreed that NPCC central office will act as the initial liaison point for

HMICFRS in determining which NPCC Lead is best placed to assist in carrying out any necessary

research. Chief constables decided that at this early stage a specific chief officer lead was not

required on behalf of the service for the super complaints system itself. However, Martin Jelley will

provide initial senior oversight as part of the Ethics and Integrity portfolio.

5. OPERATIONAL CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR A ‘NO DEAL' BREXIT

The Chair explained that the Brexit paper was a re-submission and reflects PSNI and Police Scotland

involvement.

Police Scotland said good links have been made in the coordination between the Brexit team and

forces and that although there are still some funding questions that need to be discussed, this

should not delay progress. It was confirmed by chiefs it would not be practicable to embargo leave

at this stage.

Bill Skelly said that it's foreseeable that significant information requests in respect of crime and

incidents linked to Brexit will be made of the service in the run-up to Britain leaving the European

Union. He is having discussions about how this information could be best coordinated.

Chiefs discussed the need for command roles to be available, and that the impact of people being

abstracted from their core roles should be considered. Paul Netherton described his work with

Government in planning the civil contingencies response and is clear that the policing role should be

limited to the service's normal duties and the prevention of disorder. Local Resilience Forums (LRFs)

will have an important role to play, and a table-top exercise is being developed that should be of

assistance to LRFs.

The Chair explained that the recent Strategic Capability Board away day spent time discussing

national security in the context of Brexit, and that the National Crime Agency has now developed an

initial impact assessment relating to Brexit and serious and organised crime.

6. TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

Law Enforcement Re-allocation

Craig Mackey welcomed recent Home Office engagement and the request for scrutiny of Home

Office technology programmes from the service. He explained that there is half a billion pounds

being spent on these national programmes and there is a danger of 'scope creep' which could have a

significant impact on budgets if not closely monitored. He described the risk that pressures on

reallocation to fund programmes could result in forces receiving no further funding to local budgets

at all in the spending review. Therefore, an overview of the portfolio is vital to consider the necessity

of trade-offs and reach the best balance for the service and the public.

The Chair and Mike Barton emphasised the importance of operational requirements driving the

development of such programmes, which must be user-led rather than technology-led. Mike Barton

expressed concern that so many programmes are overspent and running late. He gave an example

of how this is impacting on the existing PND system, where requests for further funding from the

Home Office have been rejected on the basis that NLEDS is being developed, yet there is significant

uncertainty about what this will actually deliver and in what timeframe.

Ian Dyson stated that the police must take some responsibility as users have not properly given

operational requirements to the technologists. He stressed that this is why the oversight work is so

important.

Craig Mackey emphasised the scale of the decisions that were required, i.e. the shelving of work in

certain areas in order to balance risk and benefit. David Lamberti acknowledged that programmes

should be well-managed and meet operational requirements. He stated that the Home Office are

working hard to address the concerns raised by chiefs.

Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) Update - CLOSED

Francis Habgood updated chiefs on the progress of ESMCP for which the full business case (FBC) is

now being redrafted. There has been good progress towards a national procurement framework to

get replacement Airwave devices. The police governance structure also now seems to be working

well.

Francis Habgood reminded chiefs of the preferred programme approach being one of incremental

transition, with products becoming available for use in forces over time. This will commence with

the network being phased in beginning later in 2018, then data, then voice. Within each category

there are a number of stages of implementation.

There may be work that is required within force IT departments to progress onwards through the

different versions of ESN and this may involve support for different devices. It is therefore

considered unlikely that forces would want to take any iteration of ESN before full functionality for

standard users (ESN Prime) becomes available in August 2020.

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Francis Habgood intends to write to the Permanent Secretary setting out Council's position with

reference to the business case as one of supporting ESN as the right future solution, but also

highlighting the risks that persist.

Chiefs expressed their thanks for Francis Habgood's leadership in this area. Paul Crowther

highlighted the danger of individual aspects of the overall ESN capability being adopted in isolation,

and with multiple contingencies being relied on for successful delivery. Chiefs discussed the level of

project support available for ESN implementation within forces and Francis Habgood advised that

these teams should not be stood down.

The Chair summarised the position confirming Council's agreement that Francis Habgood writes to

the Permanent Secretary highlighting the risks described but with clear and detailed reference to the

outline full business case and the evidence that is contained within it.

Action: Francis Habgood to share the ESMCP full business with the chiefs' reference group.

Action: Francis Habgood to write to the Permanent Secretary highlighting the risks described but

with clear and detailed reference to the outline full business case and the evidence that is contained

within it.

Chiefs noted the update and agreed the approach as outlined in the paper.

Peer Efficiency Exemplar Plan

Ian Dyson explained this is an opportunity to collectively assess where we are in relation to digital

policing, both in respect of foundation capability and ‘stretch' ambitions such as preparedness for

robotics, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence.

He is grateful for the return of the templates that were sent to forces, with thirty-one having been

completed and seven forces near to completion. He said the next step is for the information to be

analysed to provide supporting information for the spending review and also to meet the HMICFRS

recommendation. He confirmed there will be further workshops planned to clarify the further

requirements and discuss any gaps identified through the analysis. Timescales are tight, but

necessarily so, in order to contribute effectively to the SR narrative.

Landscape Mapping and Force Milestones

The Chair welcomed Richard Thwaite and Chris Walker from Chaucer who updated chiefs on progress

and gave a demonstration of the software for monitoring the status of force delivery milestones.

Richard Thwaite gave an overview of the work completed, including project roadshows, the

development of landscape mapping, and the monthly delivery dashboard. The monthly dashboard

also reflects the policing community's view of project progress, and that in turn has influenced

the conduct of programmes. A variety of important themes have been gleaned from the

community view and the engagement undertaken, including the requirements for change

implementation within forces, how all the projects fit together, and the value of data integration.

Chris Walker provided a demonstration of the force delivery milestones software and highlighted

that it was available for use by staff within forces. The software is updated at least weekly, can give

national and regional views, and shows when items are ‘landing' within forces.

The demonstration was well received by chiefs. The question was raised as to the level of influence

that the landscape mapping team can have to make the programmes change course and behaviour.

Richard Thwaite replied that in certain ways influence is limited. The team hold a mirror up to the

programmes and whilst they can't require the programmes to do things differently they can make

challenges visible to people. Chiefs emphasised the importance of considering the cost of delivering

the changes required by programmes locally, and the extent of our collective understanding of this

cost set against benefit.

Ian Dyson praised the work for allowing a better understanding of the programmes and what is to be

delivered, but there needs to better understanding of the change that is required in forces. The

Business Change Council may be able to assist with that.

7. POLICE CRIME PREVENTION INITIAITIVES (PCPI)

Stephen Watson reiterated to chief constables that PCPI was a success story that had become self-

funding and sustaining. British policing has developed a world-leading ability to influence planning

applications; over a million homes have been built in line with secured by design standards; new

residential developments have seen sustained crime reduction, particularly in burglaries; and there

has been a significant reduction in the number of false alarm calls to the police. Guy Ferguson, the

CEO of Police CPI, recapped on the history of the enterprise and outlined its governance with diverse

representation on its board. Further innovation is expected in relation to licensed premises, and

PCPI have recently taken on the London Digital Security Centre which helps businesses fight off

cyber-attacks.

The benefits of the Designing Out Crime Officer (DOCO) role were described, and the healthy state

of continuing professional development to support those members of staff. Chiefs were asked to

ensure that DOCOs have access to senior individuals in the force to ensure that effective influence is

exerted through the planning framework.

Francis Habgood questioned the level of bureaucracy attached to securing and maintaining

accreditation, particularly in light of resourcing pressures across forces. Stephen Watson replied that

only a modest percentage of compliance checks are conducted in order to ensure the efficacy and

honesty of the system. Chiefs also asked about the contribution of PCPI to the fight against organised

crime, and the ability to join up effectively with the approach that is being pursued in Scotland.

The decision in the paper was noted.

8. CT UPDATE AND BRIEFING

This item was withdrawn from the agenda and an update would be provided at the next Council

meeting in January 2019.

9. FRONTLINE REVIEW

Steve White introduced his new role in relation to the frontline review for the Home Office. He

thanked forces and the College for the provision of staff to take part and explained that a steering

group has been set up and Andy Rhodes sits on this group on behalf of chiefs.

Andy Rhodes explained the importance of staff engagement and the strong association with the

wellbeing of our employees. The steering group has support from the staff associations and the

Home Office.

Chris Spencer described how the Office for National Statistics is advising on the methodology to

produce a robust set of findings. He also set out the range of workshops that have been scheduled

across different regions and involving different ranks and roles within policing. Chiefs queried the

geographic breadth of the workshops and also asked whether the diversity of staff representation

had been considered, which Steve White advised that it had.

This work was noted and supported by chiefs.

10. SPENDING REVIEW

Alex Murray provided a briefing on the work being carried out on the spending review. He outlined

the difficult financial national context that the Treasury is grappling with, and the subsequent pressure

on public sector spending.

Although the Chancellor announced that there is going to be a spending review in 2019, the timings

have not been confirmed. Policing's spending review narrative will focus on productivity and

efficiency and it will stress how transformation is being prioritised in our approach to the workforce,

digital technologies, and meeting the strategic aims of the Vision 2025.

Alex Murray explained that the broad areas of focus had been agreed as the empirical evidence for

non-crime demand; the growth in crime, both that reported to police and that revealed in the Crime

Survey of England and Wales; the specific increase of complex high-harm crimes; and finally the cost

associated volume crimes, particularly relating to investigation. He further explained that as a result

of the resource challenges criminal justice outcomes are being affected, with visibility, proactivity,

and levels of satisfaction reducing. He explained the next steps involved in providing chiefs with a

more exact understanding of the relationship between these factors. He also provided a brief overview

of the work under each of the strands that had been identified.

Chiefs highlighted a number of important considerations in the spending review work. This included

the understanding of the ongoing effect on the police workforce and the element of it that is non-

deployable; the distillation of the capabilities that make up neighbourhood policing; and the

importance of a compelling public narrative as well as an empirical one for government officials. The

Chair acknowledged the importance of making a case that resonates with the public, but outlined

the fine balance that must be struck by officials in working on behalf of ministers. Police chiefs must

also consider the objective assessment of the resources required to keep the public safe whilst also

being mindful of public reassurance and a proportionate understanding of crime levels.

11. NPCC FINANCE COORDINATION COMMITTEE UPDATE

Dave Thompson introduced this item and provided an overview of the progress that's been made

and issue for chiefs to note. He explained that there is continued pressure from the Treasury to find

efficiencies and savings and the work around this is going well. Chiefs will however need to consider

the preferred operating model for procurement and shared services. Whilst regional delivery is

familiar that approach may not meet with governmental expectation.

Dave Thompson explained that the joint submission by the APCC and NPCC for 2019 settlement has

been submitted. The paper identifies a number of challenges including the freeze on grants, the

reallocation for ICT programmes, differential benefits from council tax precepts, and counter-

terrorism funding which is due to end this year.

Dave Thompson also made chiefs aware of an issue around changes in the pension scheme discount

rate that needs careful consideration. Due to suppressed pay the contribution rate is less than

expected and for the first time there are more pensioners than police officers paying into the

scheme. As a result there will likely be a shortfall to be met by an increase in employer contributions

of £165 million in 2019/20 then £400m in year two. Dave Thompson argued that whilst there will be

impact to all public services the police position is unique, not least because of the overpayment in

percentage terms of the employer contribution to date. The next step will be to commission legal

advice and produce a financial planning options paper.

Chiefs discussed the effect of precept rises in different forces and the varying levels of political will

for a further increase on top of that in 2018/19. Francis Habgood suggested that the messaging

needs to be clearer, engaging both with internal and external audiences including PCCs. He also

stated that staff associations are aware of what is happening and there needs to be an explanation

of cost, making clear the difference between pension issues and of pay uplift.

The Chair confirmed that a briefing will be provided next week and a letter has been sent to the

Chief Secretary of the Treasury.

Action: The letter regarding 2019/20, the letter to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and the

submission to the Public Accounts Committee from CC Thompson all to be shared with chiefs.

Action: The Chair / NPCC Finance Lead to reply to the Minister's letter regarding the changes to the

public sector pension discount rate.

Day 2: 09:00-13:00 4 October 2018

12. REVIEW OF POLICING OPERATIONS TO SUPPORT VISIT TO POTUS – JULY 2018

Chris Shead provided a summary of the operation delivered for the Presidential visit to the UK in July

2018. The report focused on identifying potential learning for future national events, early indication

of financial costs on forces and detailed the resources used. Nearly every force supported the

operation with almost 10,000 officers deployed from all over the country, performing over 26,000

shifts. The full cost of the operation is still being worked out but an early estimate is nearly

£18 million spent. Chiefs discussed the high demands put on the service at the same time as the visit

including that linked to the football World Cup and various other events and festivals. These

demands affected local policing to varying degrees across the country.

Each host force established a stand-alone command and planning team and appointed an event

command structure as required under current Authorised Professional Practice (APP). The MPS Gold

adopted a coordinating function, holding regular conference calls with other gold commanders.

Chris Shead explained post-operation data had been collected from forces to determine the impact

of the POTUS operation on service delivery, contact management performance, and staff resilience.

The majority of forces had to cancel officers' rest days and extend the length of their working shifts.

The resourcing requirements for the operation were further complicated as a result of the ambiguity

surrounding the itinerary of the visit.

Chiefs discussed the approach taken towards the command of significant national events that impact

in more than one force area. It was suggested that the scale of such operations meant that

“coordination with a big C” was required. Some advocated a cadre type approach to public order

where the most experienced gold commanders take responsibility to plan and manage the event(s)

regardless of force boundaries. Chiefs discussed the advantages and disadvantages of this approach

as outlined in the paper. It was felt keeping a list of experienced accredited gold commanders was

helpful but the majority of chiefs would wish to be able to select such a commander for such an

event. Dave Thompson asked that forces that have chosen to invest in greater public order training

due to local need should not be asked for a disproportionate contribution to national operations

simply due to that increased capacity. Iain Livingstone noted that public order command would likely

remain a live issue in the coming months and years and advocated a well-informed central

moderating function to help determine what level and specialism of resources is required where.

The Chair recognised the need for consideration of a moderating function and whether the concept

of a coordinating gold is reflected in Approved Professional Practice. She summarised that the

Council would like to see more work done on the cooperation and command of multi-force

operations, drawing on lessons from the Olympics and the POTUS visit, and looking more widely

than simply terminology but examining policy and structure.

Francis Habgood added that the issue of overnight allowance is being worked on with the Police

Federation and this information would be shared soon with all chiefs.

Chiefs were encouraged despite the challenges and the significant operational burden presented

that through the hard work officers and staff the public were kept safe throughout.

Chiefs noted the paper and agreed the recommendation. However Council agreed a further

recommendation to the paper which include completing further work done on the service approach

to coordination of multi force operations including gold command.

Action: Paper to be brought back to the January 2019 Council meeting on the moderation and

coordination work around multi-force public order and public safety operations.

13. AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT - CLOSED

Charlie Hall presented an update on work to articulate the user requirements for the National Police

Air Service (NPAS) which has been created in response to the HMICFRS study from 2017. The paper

has been shared at the previous NPAS strategic board where it was agreed and represents the views

of key stakeholders. The user requirement seeks to understand latent and patent demand and will

define the future air support requirements for the police service and form the basis for a new 10-

year police aviation strategy which is due to be published in April 2019.

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The Chair summarised that the general air support user requirement appears right but the cost

should be considered in a further paper to be brought back to Council by Dee Collins.

Action: Paper to be submitted to the January 2019 Council meeting providing an assessment of the

investment required to meet the air support user requirement.

Action: National Crime Agency (NCA) to capture covert surveillance requirement to support CT user

requirement.

14. IICSA NPCC CORE PARTICIPANT STATUS

Simon Bailey provided an overview of the coordinated service response to historical child sexual

abuse and explained that there are a significant number of inquiries areas still outstanding. Although

the work carried out on behalf of the police force by the Operation Hydrant team has been

effective and they have been able to provide the inquiry with a good response there remain some

challenges that chiefs should be aware of. He explained that one of the challenges is the police

service does not have core participant status and therefore limited scope to contribute to the

thinking of the inquiry before recommendations are finalised.

Simon Bailey set out the proposal to establish a capability to support core participant status. This

would involve horizon scanning by Operation Hydrant across all inquiry material to identify potential

issues of future interest to the service; the referral to East Midlands Legal Services where an issue is

identified as a matter concerning NPCC interests; and where formal representation at the inquiry is

necessary, consultation should take place with the Chair of the NPCC and the Chair of the Violence

and Public Protection Portfolio to determine whether Counsel should be appointed.

Chiefs supported the proposal and the provision of funding but requested that consideration is given

to future consideration of whether net budget or core grant be used to determine contribution for

such matters.

15. UNDERCOVER POLICING INQUIRY (UCPI) AND CONTINUED RESOURCING

Andy Cooke introduced two papers, one on the NPCC Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI)

Coordination Team and one on Operation Elter. He explained that the MPS are dealing with Special

Demonstration Squad legacy issues and are working closely with the NPCC coordination team who

are considering the National Public Order Intelligence Unit issues. He stated that the purpose of his

input was to put chief constables on notice that at January's Council meeting he will be putting

forward a funding request.

Andy Cooke described the service's response to the inquiry and how the inquiry's timeline had been

significantly extended. There will therefore be increased costs to the service in terms of legal costs

and the Relativity software, which is why a request for £1m for the NPOIU Co-ordination Team will

be put to chief constables in January. To add context to the challenge being faced by the team, he

described how the team are dealing with 2.6 terabytes of data, which is around 40 million pages.

Disclosure of just 1% of that will take the current team 4.6 years as one expert can redact around 65

pages per day.

16. RESOURCING OF OPERATION ELTER - CLOSED

Andy Cooke described the Elter team and its purpose. He explained that the Elter team costs

substantially more than the NPCC team, and so a request for £3.5m will be put to chief constables in

January. He added that a number of conduct matters have been identified through the work of Elter,

and a pack for each identified case will be sent to the relevant force. He explained that each pack

will include a recommendation so that cases are dealt with consistently across all forces. He asked

chief constables to take note of the recommendation, accepting that as the independent competent

authority the final decision on a case rests with them.

Craig Guildford agreed with the desire for consistency with regards to the misconduct issues, stating

that the recommendation on each case is helpful, but emphasised the point that the appropriate

authority must make the final decision on a case by case basis.

Helen Ball explained the resourcing pressures linked to the response to public Inquiries, and

suggested that the service must secure support in terms of providing a proportionate response. The

UCPI set out an expectation that it would release several witness bundles to the MPS each month to

enable the force to take a comprehensive statement from that witness before redacting and

disclosing it to core participants. Instead, very few have been received to date, despite the MPS

standing up resources to work to the higher estimate. She described how a recent single statement

took 25 hours to write and at least 100 hours in terms of support to the witness. She outlined her

plan to write to the inquiry to set out a number of issues, and will look for support from the NPCC in

this regard.

Matt Jukes explained that there are currently 1,400 investigators across the country working on non-

recent investigations and that this demand seems to be ever increasing. He has looked at how

contractors are being used, and the various costs of agency workers, some which charge up to 25%

of the cost of the investigator. He described a need to consider better models of using such resources

as it is clear that inquiries cannot absorb investigative resources from the core service.

Discussion moved on to the funding proposal, and specifically how charges were to be distributed

amongst forces. Dave Thompson expressed concern that it is not appropriate to base the cost to

each force on the grant distribution formula, but instead it should be based on net budget. He

acknowledged that the current request would not be a significant sum of money, but this is

nonetheless the position of the Finance Coordination Committee.

Sara Thornton referred to a previous Chief Constables' Council paper where a precedent had been

established for using net budget. Bill Skelly disagreed with this principle being used for all such

matters going forward and suggested that the issue should be formally brought to Council for

specific discussion rather than reaching a wide-ranging decision as part of this paper.

Sara Thornton suggested that the UCPI and Elter funding papers should include both charging

options - core grant distribution and net budget, so that a decision can be made. In parallel, a

summary of the issues from the Finance Coordination Committee should be put into a paper for

January Chief Constables' Council.

ACTION: Andy Cooke to include both 'core grant distribution' and 'net budget' charging models

within the UCPI and Elter funding requests for January Chief Constables' Council.

ACTION: Dave Thompson to bring a summary of the issues relating to the national distribution of

charges from the Finance Coordination Committee to the January Chief Constables' Council meeting.

Lynne Owens expressed concern that this is a fundamental issue with regards to structuring

capabilities, and it may not be as simple as charging based on grant or precept, but something

between the two might be appropriate.

Pete Goodman explained that much regional activity is based on grant distribution, and so expressed

caution that any decision on this may have a wider impact on many other areas of policing.

Simon Cole suggested that thought should be given to a people strategy, given that many witnesses

to inquiries will retire before the Undercover Inquiry concludes, and their responsibility will need to

be handed over to their replacement or a retainer paid to keep them. He questioned whether all

forces are making consistent decisions in this regard and whether a debate might be appropriate.

Sara Thornton summarised that the decisions in the paper were agreed and noted.

17. PLAN ON A PAGE

Mike Cunningham provided the background to the development of the College of Policing's plan on

a page. He emphasised the value of clarity, both to the College and its stakeholders. The resulting

product is one born from a very wide engagement with the service and he has sought and received a

large amount of feedback on the College's purpose.

His priority is to establish a better connection with operational policing and increase the relevance of

the College to those delivering to the public. The College will be an independent professional body

that supports everyone working in policing. The plan on a page sets out the priorities in terms of

core deliverables for the organisation – cultivating knowledge and good practice; setting operational

standards; and developing talent, skills and leadership. He explained that he still needs to seek

agreement from the College Board but will then move into implementation.

Chiefs constables expressed their support for the approach described and would want to

demonstrate that support in a visible way after the new approach has been discussed at the College

Board.

18. WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION

Mike Cunningham updated chiefs that three forces have acted as early adopters of the degree

apprenticeship approach. This allows the College to understand any impact on diversity and

abstraction rates of officers. He will look for independent assessment of the extent of that

abstraction. The College is now analysing the self-assessment material that has been received from

forces and he expressed his gratitude for those returns.

In respect of changes to the entry routes into the service Mike Cunningham proposed a 12-month

extension for forces to deal with implementation issues. This is simply to allow for issues in a

particular force to be addressed, not to indefinitely delay that implementation. Whilst the College

wishes to work with forces to address any concerns, it is they who ultimately have the responsibility

for setting entry and promotion requirements. The emphasis is now moving from the design of such

requirements to realisation of them.

Bill Skelly asked that Council does not agree to the cut-off point for the Initial Police Learning and

Development Programme. He argued that the funding situation necessitates such a stance.

Lincolnshire has a structural deficit and he doesn't want to reduce officers providing policing services

to the public. This view was supported by Jon Boutcher. Peter Goodman spoke as an advocate of the

three entry routes but noted that having examined the curriculum he considered that abstraction

levels would be higher. Mike Cunningham accepted this but explained that the role of constable is

now more complex than ever. He identified a cultural issue where training is seen as a cost rather

than an investment and reiterated that whilst he is genuinely seeking support from chiefs this

remains a College of Policing decision. Craig Guildford agreed that from his force's experience there

would be more abstraction but that absences would be considerably diminished in year three.

Chiefs also discussed the equality impact of the proposed entry route changes. These points included

the practical difficulties for non-degree holders joining with lower pay than their previous jobs. Jon

Boutcher also suggested that some people who would otherwise have joined the service may be put

off doing so because of the degree requirement. Craig Guildford indicated that there is limited

evidence of any effect on diversity, although the Nottinghamshire experience is based on only a

small cohort.

Mike Cunningham advocated the attraction of earning whilst learning to younger people, and

undertook to consider a suggestion from James Vaughan about fast-tracking high quality degree

holders. Dave Thompson and Simon Cole raised concerns about the service acting in haste due to

the availability of the apprenticeship levy and about the possibility of a seasonal recruitment profile

linked to academic institutions that may not meet public need. Chiefs generally sought additional

detail to be worked up on how prior experience would be treated and the precise costs associated

with the new entry routes.

Mike Cunningham thanked chiefs for their feedback and summarised his position. He remains sensitive

to the implementation challenges and wants to be supportive. The specific implementation period for

the entry route changes requires consideration so he will take that issue away and it give it due

thought.

The Chair concluded the conversation by noting the decisions made. Chiefs had considered the

outline position and supported the direction of travel. Some chiefs had asked for an extension of

IPLDP beyond 2020 but it was agreed that no date would be set at this Council.

A concern was raised on behalf of Mike Griffiths about the loss of officers from the Civil Nuclear

Constabulary into Home Office forces.

Action: Mike Cunningham to review and recirculate existing instructions regarding movement from

non-Home Office forces to Home Office forces.

19. POLICE REFORM

The Chair provided an update to Council on the police reform and transformation agenda. This

included the development of a Portfolio Management Team to report on the projects funded through

the Police Transformation Fund, and a Portfolio Board with representation from the service to

scrutinise and manage in-year expenditure. She updated chiefs on discussions from the last

Reform and Transformation Board meeting and away day. More money has been supported for the

development of Specialist Capabilities dashboards to provide a better understanding of supply and

demand of those capabilities. The Chair also set out decisions on the hosting of the Forensic

Capabilities Network which will initially be through Dorset as lead force with ongoing examination of

NCA as a long-term possibility.

In addition, the Chair gave an update on the likely commitment of the Police Transformation Fund

for 2019/20, and the possibility of underspend in the current year. There is unlikely to be a bidding

process for next year with investment instead building on what has already been achieved. A reserve

list of projects that might utilise underspend prior to the end of March 2019 is being compiled

however and the Chair explained the process for accessing this money.

20. PAY REFORM

Francis Habgood summarised the principles and direction of travel for pay reform that have been

brought to previous Councils. In particular he highlighted the issues arising out of the pay uplift of

2%. He asked chiefs to note that HM Government did not agree the recommendations from the

PRRB for a second year.

He recapped that chiefs had previously asked for flexibility in recognising either challenging or hard

to fill roles (dependent on rank) and provided an update on progress in this area. His view is that an

application process by individuals should not be used and he invited chiefs to consider what

proportion of posts might be eligible for additional reward. Francis Habgood stated that he was

seeking to maximise consistency of approach across all ranks, and that he foresaw practical

difficulties arising from efforts to backdate the payments beyond 1 April 2018.

Chiefs discussed if bonus payment should be the exception rather than paid to all. It was suggested

that before a decision was made, national moderation could be used to assist. Chiefs also advocated

a cohesive approach that incorporated wider issues of bonuses and allowances. Francis Habgood

requested each chief could make a provisional decision on their outline approach within six weeks

and then he would run a survey, carry out analysis and give more rounded feedback to chiefs on the

national picture. It was also agreed that an additional question in the survey would be included on

any preference regarding backdating of the payments. He also informed chiefs that at their annual

conference the superintendents had indicated a desire for greater flexibility to work compressed

hours, to receive on-call allowance, and to receive recompense for rest days having been worked

rather than losing them at year-end. He asked chiefs to let him know their views on these points.

On the broader pay and reward framework, Francis Habgood explained the high level approach.

Levels of competence for constables are starting to be defined and modelling is underway looking at

the impact on police officer pay budget at a national level. A more detailed analysis using data from

forces will test the accuracy of the assumptions and modelling, including testing against other

sectors including the ‘P’ factor. He explained that the assumption is that the programme is cost

neutral, subject to anything within the CSR, there is no new funding for this and but individuals will

not see base salary reduce. The new model will require officers to demonstrate additional

competence to increase pay rather than just time served as at present.

Francis Habgood explained there are four different categories of variable pay emerging. These are

geographical location, additional skills, outstanding/unpleasant work, and role-based recognition. He

suggested that there will be salary assessment points linked to entry, apprenticeship, and

foundation constable status. There is likely to be a range at each point dependent on the candidate’s

skills and experience on entry.

Chiefs were grateful for the work carried out to date on their behalf. A number of chiefs raised

fairness as a critical issue, and were reassured by Francis that an equality impact assessment would

be undertaken. It was accepted that breaking the link between time served and reward is the right

thing to do but it presents many practical challenges. The governance over decision-making should

be clear. It was agreed that no decisions were required at this point.

The next steps will be to present to January’s council a more detailed and complete set of

recommendations based on the skill and rank analysis on pay reform for chiefs to agree. The Home

Office is working to model what this will mean in terms of total pay budget and Francis has linked in

with Alex Murray to ensure that the progress of pay reform and the financial impact form a key part

of the spending review submission.

The Chair summarised that chiefs recognised that pay reform was the right course of action but that

implementation was difficult. Chiefs should demonstrate a commitment to maximising the public

investment in policing, and Francis Habgood confirmed that he wished to prioritise expenditure

towards frontline service delivery. It was agreed that a detailed paper would be provided for Council

in January where chiefs would be asked to support our submission to the Police Pay Review Body.

Action: A further detailed paper regarding pay reform to be submitted to Chiefs' Council in January

2019.

21. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

The Chair informed Chiefs that this would be Chris Shead's last Council meeting and thanked him for

his hard work in leading NPoCC.

Ian Hopkins encouraged all chiefs to attend or send a chief officer to represent at the joint APCC,

NPCC and College of Policing conference for Policing our Diverse Communities taking place on 22

November 2018. Simon Cole highlighted the next Light the Lakes charity walk would take place on

the 21-23 June 2019 and encouraged participation.

Chiefs were informed that the next National Problem Solving Conference exploring problem solving

and demand reduction initiatives would take place on the 27-29 March 2019.

Francis Habgood updated chiefs on the latest position on pay and reported that the Police

Federation would be applying to judicially review (JR) the decision of the Home Secretary on pay

award. Chiefs agreed not to join this JR and stick to the current position already communicated out.

Dave Thompson sought agreement from chiefs for the provision of £110000 to pay for the post

examining the impact of pension changes. This was agreed.

Ian Dyson announced that the Action Fraud National Intelligence Bureau system will be launched

and go live this weekend. It was reported this system would be far more responsive than the

previous system and forces will be able to access data direct and be able to report into this.

Communication has been sent to all force SPOCs.

Lynne Owens reported that on 31 October the National Economic Crime Centre would go live and

the NCA were collaborating with forces on the launch. The NCA have also secured the first

Unexplained Wealth Order which would significantly help to identify and take action against illicit

finance in the UK.

Mike Cunningham highlighted the next performance of the British Police Symphony Orchestra would

take place on 11 May 2019 at the Royal Albert Hall, London and would be a charity concert and

encouraged all chiefs to attend.

Dee Collins requested opportunity at the January 2019 Council meeting to discuss further the

implications of papers presented at this meeting on pay, finance and budgets and pension issues.

This was agreed by all chiefs.

James Vaughan reported further to the paper at July's Council on the risks related to the

achievement of fingerprint bureau accreditation. He encouraged all forces to maintain progress

towards accreditation and if this cannot be achieved then look towards the nearest accredited lab.

He would be giving evidence on 9 October in the House of Lords on these issues.

The Chair thanked the NPCC team and South Wales Police team for organising and hosting

yesterday's evening dinner at the Principality Stadium and for arranging the Cardiff Choir who were

exceptional. A good amount of money was raised for the charity and thanked Chiefs for supporting.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING

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Date of Council Paper Title Item Number Action Description Action by Date Action Owner Allocated To Status Progress Date Closed

03-Oct-18 Minutes 2 NPCC Team to update the attendance list in the 11-12 July 2018 minutes to reflect

Simon Bailey’s apologies for this meeting.

10-Oct-18 NPCC Team NPCC Team Closed Minutes were amended and re-

published.

06/12/2018

03-Oct-18 Action Log 3 National Police Wellbeing Service - A high level business case for the national

service including costs is being prepared for the January 2019 Council meeting.

14-Dec-18 Andrew Rhodes Andrew Rhodes Open The business case is currently being

constructed which will go to the

Policing Portfolio Board on 14 January,

Mr Cunningham is the SRO. The

approved business case will then be

brought to CCC in April 2019.

03-Oct-18 Action Log 3 Undercover Officer Claims - All chief constables to check their own force’s position

in respect of the payment of overtime to undercover officers.

14-Dec-18 All Chief Constables All Chief Constables Closed Forces have been liaising with CC

Pughsley and a further update was

circulated on ChiefsNet in December

2018.

09/01/2019

03-Oct-18 Action Log 3 Briefing on Unison/LSE of Economics Sexual Harassment Survey - Julian Williams

progressing action plan following the report on sexual harassment in the

workplace and this would be presented at the January 2019 Council meeting.

14-Dec-18 Julian Williams Julian Williams Open Initial action plan has been created and

consultation held with staff

associations. As a result of feedback

the plan has been amended and there

is a further meeting to be held in

January with a view to bringing the

completed action plan back before

Council in April.

03-Oct-18 Chair's Update 4.1 Chief Constables Tenure Report - Consolidated report and the latest position after

the 8 October meeting to be circulated on ChiefsNet.

11-Nov-18 NPCC Team NPCC Team Closed Latest position was circulated via

ChiefsNet on the 2 November.

06/12/2018

03-Oct-18 Delivery Plan Q2

2018/19 Update

4.1 Richard Cooper to work with Mike Barton and Simon Bailey to ensure any

emerging product from Crime Coordination Committee is reflected in Police

Transformation Reform Board (PRTB) discussions.

14-Dec-18 Richard Cooper & Mike

Barton

Richard Cooper & Mike

Barton

Open An update would be provided in the

January Council meeting.

03-Oct-18 Delivery Plan Q2

2018/19 Update

4.1 Letter on the future of the non-emergency 101 service to be published on

ChiefsNet.

11-Nov-18 Simon Cole Simon Cole Closed Letter was circulated on ChiefsNet on

the 5 October to all forces.

06/12/2018

Date of Council Paper Title Item Number Action Description Action by Date Action Owner Allocated To Status Progress Date Closed

03-Oct-18 International Policing

Update

4.1 Andy Marsh to link in with Bill Skelly who will coordinate with all forces the

provision of the following information: (1) Mapping of diaspora communities

within force boundaries, (2) Crime types/issues which have an international aspect

to them and represent an increased demand on forces.

14-Dec-18 Andy Marsh & Bill

Skelly

Andy Marsh & Bill

Skelly

Open There is currently a comprehensive

Home Office review on non-operational

international policing taking place, as

such JIPH have agreed it would be

prudent to close this action for now,

with a view to re-instigating it at some

appropriate point in the future when

HMG has made its position clear. The

Demand team reported a high level

paper has been developed that outlines

the potential impact of Brexit on

expected police demand. This includes

but is not confined to specific crime

and disorder categories, the impact of

significant shifts in future austerity on

the public sector and individuals and

the potential demand shift resulting

from legislative changes. This paper will

be presented at the All Forces

Performance Group on 7 January for

views and a final product will be

circulated to Council in the near future.

03-Oct-18 Regional Papers 4..3.4 Adoption of Minimum Standards for 'In Service' Drones Training - Charlie Hall to go

back to West Midlands and North West regions on feedback provided.

11-Nov-18 Charlie Hall Charlie Hall Closed Charlie Hall confirmed he has

responded to the West Midlands and

North West regions feedback.

09/01/2019

03-Oct-18 Regional Papers 4.3.5 Electronic Monitoring - The Chair summarised the position of Council by

confirming that the pilot needs to be fully evaluated and costs understood before

rollout. Nick Ephgrave, as Chair of the Criminal Justice Coordination Committee,

will write to the MoJ reflecting the position of Chiefs’ Council.

14-Dec-18 Nick Ephgrave Nick Ephgrave Closed An update paper has been submitted

to the January Council meeting.

09/01/2019

03-Oct-18 Regional Papers 4.3.6 Pre-Charge Bail Update - Guidance to be presented at the January 2019 Council

meeting for chiefs’ review.

14-Dec-18 Darren Martland Darren Martland Closed A paper with the guidance will be

submitted to the January Council

meeting.

09/01/2019

03-Oct-18 Regional Papers 4.3.8 Royal Mail Protocol - Chiefs agreed the implementation of the protocol - will be

published on ChiefsNet to all forces.

11-Nov-18 Gareth Wilson Gareth Wilson Closed Update circulated via ChiefsNet to all

forces on the 26 November.

06/12/2018

03-Oct-18 Regional Papers 4.3.10 A Pilot Practice Direction for Forced Marriage and FGM Protection Orders - once

the pilot had been completed at the end of January 2019 that a full evaluation

would take place and a paper brought back to Council covering the assessment of

cost and resource implications. Paper to be brought back to the April 2019 Council

meeting.

14-Dec-18 Simon Bailey Simon Bailey Open The proper evaluation of this pilot has

been formally applied for, and the

result of the submission is still

outstanding. A requested 6 months

extension has been made to the

Ministry of Justice. The working group

have also made a bid through the

College of Policing for a formal

evaluation at a later date - call for

practice. Work is progressing.

03-Oct-18 Regional Papers 4.3.11 Information Exchange re Victims of Crime who have No Leave to Remain - Chiefs

supported the paper and will be communicated via ChiefsNet to all forces leads.

11-Nov-18 Shaun Sawyer &

Jeremy Burton

Shaun Sawyer &

Jeremy Burton

Closed Update circulated via ChiefsNet to all

forces on the 26 November.

06/12/2018

Date of Council Paper Title Item Number Action Description Action by Date Action Owner Allocated To Status Progress Date Closed

03-Oct-18 Technology Update -

ESMCP

7 ESMCP - Francis Habgood to share the ESMCP full business with the chiefs’

reference group. In respect of costs and resources, we completed computations to

support this pilot (based on the resources of the VCC and myself), and submitted

these costings as an addendum to our NCOCC paper.

11-Nov-18 Francis Habgood Francis Habgood Closed A draft Full Business Case has been

shared with all police regional

representatives, and latest thinking on

the FBC will be discussed further at the

Chief Constables’ Reference Group on

17 December. Chief Constables will be

updated on the latest FBC at Council on

16/17 January, and asked to take a

position in relation to operational

advice to the Home Office.”

09/01/2019

03-Oct-18 Technology Update -

ESMCP

7 ESMCP - Francis Habgood to write to the Permanent Secretary highlighting the

risks described but with clear and detailed reference to the outline full business

case and the evidence that is contained within it.

11-Nov-18 Francis Habgood Francis Habgood Closed Francis Habgood has had further

discussions with Bryan Clark,

Programme Director, and discussions

on how best to respond to the Home

Office in relation to the FBC continue

with Chief Constable colleagues, linked

to Action 1

09/01/2019

03-Oct-18 NPCC Finance

Coordination

Committee Update

12 The letter regarding 2019/20, the letter to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and

the submission to the Public Accounts Committee from CC Thompson all to be

shared with chiefs.

11-Nov-18 David Thompson David Thompson Closed Letter shared with all Chiefs on the 10

October via ChiefsNet.

09/01/2019

03-Oct-18 NPCC Finance

Coordination

Committee Update

12 The Chair / NPCC Finance Lead to reply to the Minister’s letter regarding the

changes to the public sector pension discount rate.

11-Nov-18 Sara Thornton & David

Thompson

Sara Thornton & David

Thompson

Closed Response sent to the Minister's letter

on the 21 November and 2 January.

09/01/2019

04-Oct-18 Review of Policing

Operations to Support

Visit of POTUS

13 Paper to be brought back to the January 2019 Council meeting on the moderation

and coordination work around multi-force public order and public safety

operations.

14-Dec-18 Chris Shead Chris Shead Closed A paper has been submitted to the

January Council meeting.

09/01/2019

04-Oct-18 Air Support

Operational

Requirement

14 The Chair summarised that the general air support user requirement appears right

but the cost should be considered in a further paper to be brought back to Council

by Dee Collins. Paper to be submitted to the January 2019 Council meeting

providing an assessment of the investment required to meet the air support user

requirement.

14-Dec-18 Dee Collins & Rod

Hansen

Dee Collins & Rod

Hansen

Closed A paper has been submitted to the

January Council meeting.

09/01/2019

04-Oct-18 Resourcing of

Operation Elter

17 Andy Cooke to include both 'core grant distribution' and 'net budget' charging

models within the UCPI and Elter funding requests for January Chief Constables'

Council.

14-Dec-18 Andy Cooke Andy Cooke Closed Papers have been submitted to the

January Council meeting.

09/01/2019

04-Oct-18 Resourcing of

Operation Elter

17 Dave Thompson to bring a summary of the issues relating to the national

distribution of charges from the Finance Coordination Committee to the January

Chief Constables' Council meeting.

14-Dec-18 David Thompson David Thompson Open An update will be provided in the

meeting.

04-Oct-18 Workforce

Transformation

19 Some chiefs had asked for an extension of IPLDP beyond 2020 but it was agreed

that no date would be set at this Council.

A concern was raised on behalf of Mike Griffiths about the loss of officers from the

Civil Nuclear Constabulary into Home Office forces.

Mike Cunningham to review and recirculate existing instructions regarding

movement from non-Home Office forces to Home Office forces.

11-Nov-18 Mike Cunningham Mike Cunningham Open An update will be provided in the

meeting.

04-Oct-18 Pay Reform 21 A further detailed paper regarding pay reform to be submitted to Chiefs’ Council in

January 2019.

14-Dec-18 Francis Habgood Francis Habgood Closed A paper will be submitted to the

January Council meeting.

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1. PURPOSE

1.1. The purpose of this paper is to provide chief constables with an update on third quarter progress against the NPCC 2018/19 Delivery Plan (the Plan). It will also consider risk to delivery of the objectives within the plan, both those that are new and those that have been carried forward from last year.

1.2. Chief constables are asked to note this update and assessment of risk.

1.3. This report will focus on progress (milestones) against objectives, significant issues (by exception) and risk assessment of programme delivery.

2. BACKGROUND

2.1. The Plan was agreed at Chief Constables' Council in April 2018. It is intended to complement national work undertaken by the College of Policing, Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, Home Office and other law enforcement agencies to ensure a coordinated national response to the challenges faced by policing and wider law enforcement.

2.2. The NPCC Delivery Plan is structured around five ‘reform strands', with 38 overarching objectives, developed to support the delivery of the eight outcomes of the Policing Vision 2025 (the Vision).

2.3. All updates have been provided by operational portfolio leads and been submitted to the NPCC via the coordination committee chairs. These have been collated and are undergoing further analysis by the NPCC central office.

3. Q3 PROGRESS UPDATES

3.1. Within the Plan’s 38 objectives, 317 progress milestones have been set.

3.2. From Q3 updates,

117 (36.9%) milestones have been reported as complete (Q2 - 75 completed milestones, 25.2%).

52 (16.4%) milestones have been reported as overdue, indicating some timeline slippage in 15 (39.5%) of 38 objectives.

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Of the remaining milestones, 88 (27.8%) have been reported as due for completion in Q4, with 51 milestones (16.1%) set to be completed beyond the end of 2018/19.

9 (2.8%) milestones have been set, but without a target date.

3.3. Significant progress has been made against objective milestones in Q3; however the majority of milestones (200, 63.1%) remain incomplete heading into Q4

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4. REVIEW OF DELIVERY STATUS AND RISK TO COMPLETION

4.1. Coordination Committees have reviewed their objectives and provided a status update and an assessment of the overall risk of the objective being achieved within timescales, listed below. Where the risk has been assessed higher than ‘Amber’ additional detail has been provided. It is also noted where the assessed risk has changed from the previous quarter. Where the assessed risk has increased; the primary risks to delivery have been reviewed and included by exception.

4.2. A full report containing significant further detail on each objective is available through ChiefsNet.

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5. FURTHER INFORMATION

5.1. All the returns from the coordination committees will now be subject to analysis by the NPCC Central Office to identify links and themes, ensure consistency of risk reporting standards, and follow up with committee staff officers as necessary.

5.2. In collating Delivery Plan updates for Q3, a number of opportunities have been identified to simplify and improve the effectiveness of the delivery plan update process.

5.3. The NPCC Central Office will look to review the methods of updating progress against the Plan, streamlining returns and reporting, where possible, and providing further guidance and assistance relating to risk assessment.

6. ACTION REQUIRED

6.1. Chief constables are asked to note this update and current assessments of risk.

6.2. Where necessary, additional mitigating action should implemented to best ensure delivery of objectives during 2019/19 Q4.

6.3. NPCC Central Office to review the methods of collecting, collating and reporting the Plans’ quarterly updates and update committees as necessary.

Sara Thornton Chief Constable, NPCC Chair

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Chief Constables’ Council

Personal Development Review for the Chair of the NPCC

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1. PURPOSE

1.1 The purpose of this paper is to brief Chief Officers on the process undertaken to complete the Chair of the NPCC’s PDR for the period 2017/2018.

2. BACKGROUND

2.1 When the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) was established in 2015 the legal basis for this body was set out in the section 22A NPCC Collaboration Agreement.

2.2 Schedule 2 of this agreement describes the governance structure for the NPCC as well as the accountability mechanism in relation to the chair.

2.3 The specific intention is that the strategic governance of the activities and outcomes of the NPCC are kept separate from the management and accountability of the chair; the latter being remitted to the Performance Committee.

2.4 The Performance Committee consists of 4 members of the NPCC (Chief Constables Olivia Pinkney, Simon Cole, Dee Collins and ACC Jeremy Vaughan), and an independent member, Carolyn Dhanraj.

3. UPDATE

3.1 At the start of the financial year 2017/2018, the chair of the NPCC with the agreement of the Sub- Committee set out her personal objectives.

3.2 The Performance Committee has received the chair’s personal assessment of her performance against those objectives and has also assessed the chair’s performance.

3.3 The Performance Committee met on 4 December 2018 and confirmed that the Chair had met all of her objectives and agreed a performance rating of Exceptional.

3.4 The Chair has no business interests. All of her expenses, hospitality and media contacts were confirmed to be in order and all are available for public scrutiny on the NPCC website.

4. DECISIONS REQUIRED

4.1 No decision is required.

4.2 Chief Constables are invited to note the above update.

Olivia Pinkney QPM MA Chief Constable, Hampshire Constabulary Chair of the NPCC Performance Committee

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National Police Vetting Update – Contractor Vetting

16 January 2019 / Agenda Item: 4.1

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Portfolio: Professional Standards & Ethics

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1. INTRODUCTION/PURPOSE

1.1. The purpose of this paper is to highlight growing demand on National Police Vetting and to make NPCC portfolio leads aware of the need to consider Police Vetting at an early stage when planning new work streams or national projects.

2. BACKGROUND

2.1. The Vetting Code of Practice introduced in October 2017, sets out the vetting standards which are to be applied by police forces in England and Wales. The Code has been developed to help achieve, implement and maintain minimum national standards and ensure those standards are consistently applied across the police service.

2.2. Individuals who are not appointed or employed by the police service, but require unsupervised access to police assets (on site or remote, including information, systems or premises), must comply with the vetting process. Unsupervised access is not granted until vetting clearance has been obtained. This is because the vetting process can uncover information which shows that the individual is unsuitable to serve in, or on behalf of, the police service.

2.3. The National Police Chiefs Council lead for vetting has agreed that Warwickshire Police will vet all national police contractors to a level appropriate to the requirements of APP Vetting, through the National Vetting Contractor Scheme.

2.4. Over the last 12 months, there has been a significant increase in demand through the National Vetting Contractor Scheme, much of which is as a result of new national policing projects.

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3. ACTION REQUIRED

3.1. In order to avoid undue delay in police business and to ensure clearances are processed in a timely manner, portfolio leads should ensure that vetting is considered at the earliest possible opportunity when commissioning projects where police vetting will be required.

3.2. Specialist advice regarding vetting requirements can be obtained through the National Police Vetting Portfolio or the National Vetting Contractor Scheme.

4. APPROVAL OF THE COORDINATION COMMITTEEE

4.1 This paper was noted by the Workforce Coordination Committee on the 22 November.

5. STATEMENT/DETAILS OF COST OR RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS

5.1 There is no direct cost or resource implications and the extent of any commitments are a matter for individual forces.

4. DECISIONS REQUIRED

4.1. No decisions are required.

4.2. Chief Officers are invited to note the above update and considerations.

Chief Constable Martin Jelley QPM NPCC Lead for Professional Standard and Ethics and Police Vetting

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College of Policing – December 2018 – Professional Committee Update

16 January 2019 / Agenda Item: 4.2

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1. College of Policing update

1.1 This paper provides a summary of discussion and decisions made at the last Professional Committee meeting held on 12 December 2018 and provides a College business update.

2. Professional Committee Update

Priorities for College guideline development (Nerys Thomas)

2.1 The committee were updated on findings of College research looking at ‘perennial problems’ in policing where action is needed to drive improvement for the public across a range of contexts, rather than for a particular crime type or operational area of policing. Committee members supported using a more ‘thematic’ problem based approach to inform priorities for the development of guideline and standard setting activity as well as wider college priorities. The benefits of more ‘system wide’ solutions that go beyond the provision of guidance and training and include a focus on the wider criminal justice process, core investigative doctrine, crime prevention and problem solving.

Workforce transformation implementation support (Simon Nickless)

2.2 The Committee supported the College’s programme of work to assist forces with implementation of workforce priorities outlined in its plan on a page and agreed at Chief Constables’ Council. Phase one of the ongoing ‘enablers’ work provides a range of practical support for first line supervisors and identifies examples of good practice that can be shared across all forces. Opportunities to build in the learning into the Strategic Command Course and inform the development of peer support in this area are also being considered.

Appropriate personal relationships and behaviours in the workplace (Julian Williams)

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2.3 The Committee approved a revised version of guidance relating to appropriate personal relationships in the workplace, subject to amendments raised by Committee members. These included a redrafting of section 11 following comments made on reporting responsibilities; and amendments to section nine covering ‘relationships involving tutors, line managers and senior officers’, to clarify the support available to those at the bottom of any power imbalance.

Force Management Statements (Sir Thomas Winsor)

2.4 Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary updated Committee on HMICFRS’s force management

statements process and how it has been used to inform their inspections on efficiency and effectiveness. Force self-assessments are intended to help identify expected demand; changes and improvements forces need to make to best manage demand including workforce reform; and to support efficiency and value for money improvements. Sir Thomas stated that analysis of current statements shows that increasing demand is putting continued strain on policing and that this trend was likely to continue. There was a discussion on data quality and requirements, to allow comparisons to be made and the need for clear analysis to predict future trends and potentially inform future comprehensive spending reviews.

HMICFRS Hate crime report (David Tucker)

2.5 The Committee reviewed and accepted the recommendations made by HMICFRS for the College in its recent inspection report on hate crime. This included updating existing operational guidance by July 2019 rather than the suggested six month time period to enable a full and fundamental review. It was agreed that the College’s existing evidence based training on vulnerability addressed the HMICFRS’ recommendation for separate and specific hate crime training. The committee also supported the view that the College’s work looking at the evidence on risk assessments when responding to the vulnerable and the development of ‘practice guidelines’ in this area satisfied the recommendation for a separate hate crime victim risk assessment.

Early harassment notices (David Tucker)

2.6 The Committee reviewed the College’s position on Early Harassment Notices (EHN) and considered

the new national policing lead’s proposal to abandon the use of Police Information Notices (PINs) and their equivalents and to review the impact of doing so after 12 months. The Committee felt a broader approach to transform how this type of crime is dealt with was required to best understand and develop interventions for tackling minor harassment through to extreme cases of stalking with the most serious of outcomes. The committee agreed to invite the national policing lead, DCC Paul Mills, to the next Professional Committee to discuss the range of measures that could be used to deal with stalking and harassment and ensure a joined up approach. This would enable a more informed decision on stopping any use of PINs.

Authorised Professional Practice on post incident procedures (PIP) to be adopted following a death or serious injury (DSI) subsequent to police contact (Richard Bennett)

2.7 The Committee supported the DSI-PIP Authorised Professional Practice and recommended that the

APP and associated implementation plan was shared as part of regional papers for the next Chief Constables Council to better understand implementation issues, particularly on cost and resourcing. The draft APP reflects the procedural principles of the existing armed policing APP, whilst recognising the operational and contextual differences. The IOPC’s ‘Draft statutory guidance for the police service on achieving best evidence in DSI matters’ is largely consistent with the DSI-PIP APP, where a key sticking point had previously been around the separation of witnesses. Committee felt the rationale for not viewing body worn video before making an initial account needed to be spelt out and that greater proportionality was needed given the innate differences with firearms incidents, as well as the differences in numbers of occurrence.

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Operation Hydrant Advice (David Tucker)

2.8 The Committee approved the Operation Hydrant Advice document for public consultation subject to

the College clarifying the position on belief and decisions to investigate allegations of crime where the suspects are deceased. The need to be mindful of ongoing legal proceedings in the scheduling of the public consultation was recognised.

Neighbourhood policing guidelines (Richard Bennett)

2.9 The Committee noted the update on the publication of the neighbourhood policing guidelines and

supporting work with the national policing lead to implement the guidelines.

College Business & CDG Update (Mike Cunningham)

2.10 Members noted the update on current College business and decisions from its Coordination and

Development Group.

Chief Constables’ Council Update (Sara Thornton)

2.11 Members noted the update from the October Chief Constables’ Council meeting

3. College Business Update

3.1 The update below provides an overview of the College’s work. It is not an exhaustive list, but is intended to highlight the breadth and range of current activity across the College.

3.2 The College has been asked to provide relevant guidance and other appropriate material to the

Coroner leading the inquest following the Manchester Arena terrorist attack.

Crime and Criminal Justice

3.3 The public protection and safeguarding leaders’ learning programme will share initial learning in early 2019. The College is seeking volunteer forces to take forward learning within the licence to practise model. Extending the model to other areas is also being explored and could include senior investigating officers (SIOs).

3.4 Phase 1 of the CJ Review on disclosure is near completion. A training gap analysis report has been published. Two events to support force disclosure champions in their roles have been undertaken, further are planned. The CJ review project will be moving into its next phase looking at victims and witnesses.

3.5 Five forces will be trialling the new first responder Domestic Abuse Risk Assessment process as a

replacement for DASH. The pilots in three BCUs indicated that officers preferred the new tool and that it was better at encouraging disclosure of coercive control. The project will support testing of the new tool and will seek more forces to join the test if it proves to be more effective as a risk assessment tool across the larger and more diverse populations.

Uniformed Policing

3.6 The College Public Order and Public Safety (POPS) team were asked by Police Scotland to look at

POPS training, accreditation and CPD in Scotland as part of a wider review of event policing. The POPS team are working with the review lead to document the results.

3.7 The College’s plan to carry out qualitative research on the role of sergeants has received wide ranging stakeholder support and fieldwork has been completed in the first of five sample forces.

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College researchers supporting the NPCC lead on Use-of-force have finished preliminary work on the national data from 30 forces which has been cleaned and shared with academics for analysis. The College is working with Bedfordshire to design and pilot a College-developed one-day de-escalation training package in support of the safer resolution guidelines.

3.8 The College has been working with the NPCC Lead for Mental Health, CC Collins (Dyfed-Powys), who

has recently written to all Chief Constables to highlight the advice in relation to movement of people from police cells to health based places of safety. In January 2019 the College will facilitate a discussion on the benefits of street triage taking into account the various operational models across forces. Chief Inspector Michael Brown, will also be working to produce guidance for forces on the use of restraint in health settings.

3.9 Following a series of events held by DCC Adrian Hanstock, the College will be looking to share Stop and

Search best practice from forces that have seen improvements in disproportionality rates and maintained effectiveness in the use of the power.

Professional Development, Integrity & Organisational Development

3.10 A Leadership Review Progress Summary report was presented to the Workforce Transformation

Group in September. A gap analysis will be carried out to establish what further action needs to be taken against the original aims of the Leadership Review recommendations.

Education and Professional Development

3.11 Dates for the production of the Interim and Final Day One Evaluation Reports have been revised to

February 2019 and October 2019 respectively to allow data from more pilot forces to be included in the Reports.

3.12 The first Role Profile Review and Maintenance Panel was held on 4th October and 57 profiles were reviewed. PDR for Special Constables Pilot started in October and initially began with 6 forces and others may join the pilot at a later date.

Knowledge, Research & Practice

3.13 The College continues to work with NPCC colleagues on the Vulnerability and Violent Crime

Programme. Over 100 interventions were submitted to our initial call for practice and 15 interventions were shortlisted for further consideration by our programme board in October. We are working with forces to progress selected interventions in preparation for future independent evaluation.

3.14 The College has recently published a Policing Evaluation Toolkit. The toolkit brings together

evaluation design and implementation strategies that can be used by practitioners and researchers alike to ensure evaluations are designed in such a way that strong statements of causal impact can be made. The toolkit was developed with support from the Police Transformation Fund and has APCC and NPCC support.

4. DECISIONS REQUIRED

4.1 Council members are invited to note the outcomes and decisions arising from the College’s December 2018 Professional Committee meeting and the update on the College’s work.

Chief Constable Mike Cunningham CEO College of Policing

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National Police Chiefs’ Council

Police Dogs Working Group Update

16 January 2019 / Agenda Item: Regional

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Author: CC Rod Hansen

Force/Organisation: Gloucestershire Constabulary

Date Created: 13/12/2018

Coordination Committee: Operations Coordination Committee

Portfolio: Conflict Management Portfolio

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1. PURPOSE

1.1 This paper seeks to provide an update to members on the current structures, issues and developments within the provision of dog policing services.

2. BACKGROUND

2.1 Dog Policing (with the exception of dangerous dogs) is a constituent part of the NPCC Conflict Management, Public Order and Public Safety Portfolio reporting to the NPCC Operations Coordination Committee.

2.2 Dog Capabilities are delivered through the deployment of General Purpose, Specialist Policing and Counter Terrorism Support Dogs. A breakdown of national capability is set out at appendix 1, 1a and 1b.

2.3 General Purpose Dogs, mostly German/Belgian Shepherds, Dutch Herders and Rottweilers provide the

following capabilities:

searching for vulnerable people, preserving life and preventing serious harm, with the benefit of being able to search large and challenging areas

public order tactical option, such as football matches, protests and large scale disorder

searching for property and offenders, bringing offenders to justice at the earliest opportunity, reducing victimisation and deterring criminality

support to firearms operations, minimising risks to the public and suspects whilst maximising the safety of those involved in dealing with incidents

dealing with non-compliant people, through the ability for passive attack.

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2.4 Specialist Police Dogs, primarily gun dog breeds (Springer Spaniels, Labradors, and Cocker Spaniels) provide a variety of capabilities grouped as follows:

counter terrorism – detection of explosives and ancillary items, dealing with suspect devices and defensive/responsive searching, including body screening for explosives

forensic support – including victim recovery, scene identification, screening of clothing, blood and seminal fluid detection; this early screening supports faster identification, targeted activity and reduced costs

organised crime - drug detection, USB stick, cash and weapons (firearms) recognition

night time economy – wide area screening, passive search.

2.5 CTSFO support dogs (MPS only) are German or Belgian Shepherds. They have a particular range of capabilities appropriate to the CTSFO role.

2.6 Dog Capacity and Capabilities; dog policing across England, Wales and Scotland is delivered through force

structures, either alone or in collaboration with other forces. As of 1 October, there are 1236 general purpose dogs and 837 specialist police dogs distributed as shown below:

The charts below show the breakdown of capabilities for General Purpose and Specialist Dogs assets held by forces:

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2.9 Dangerous Dog Control

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2.10 National Canine Training and Accreditation Scheme

The National Canine Training and Accreditation Scheme (NCTAS) has just been formally approved. This initiative is Home Office led focussed on improving the interoperability and effectiveness across the police, military and private sectors in using dog assets through all parties working to a single set of guidelines. The first section introduced is the Explosive Detection Dogs Search Module with other areas under development. The structure is very thorough and will be phased in over the next 12 months so forces can get used to operating under this new system. Implementation will allow greater quality assurance over performance and interoperability.

2.11 Laser Targeting Explosive Detection Dog

To assist with an enhanced firearms response during an MTFA incident, this tactic provides the ability to target a specific object/ person, limit the time and exposure of a police dog team in a hostile environment and provide a higher level of reassurance for a progressing firearms team. The dog is trained to rapidly deploy to a given point, clear it and return to eliminate the threat. This tactic has been developed specifically in respect of warm zones to minimise risk and neutralise any threat in quick time. A paper is being prepared to highlight this capability with a view to enhance further understanding by firearms teams.

3. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

3.1 Police dogs and their handlers have built a significant following on social media for their units (e.g. West Midlands Dogs Twitter account has over 21,900 followers) and individually (e.g. PD Stella the Staffie has over 13,100 followers). Police dogs feature in several high profile public events including:

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Crufts - running over 3 days in March each year, it includes an award for the Operational and Humanitarian Action of the Year, presented on live television just before the Best in Show Award (viewed by an estimated 2.5 million people)

National Police Dog Trials – the trials will be hosted in 2019 by Gwent Police and comprise 3 separate activities: (a) Tracking & Property Search; (b) Person Search; (c) Obedience, agility and Criminal work. The event is heavily sponsored and highly regarded.

3.2 Notable media articles in recent months include:

‘Hero Manchester Arena police dog Mojo awarded animal OBE’ - following the Manchester Arena bomb, PD Mojo worked through the night to search the Arena and the adjoining Victoria train station for explosives. PD Mojo and his handler Police Constable Phil Healy cleared the ground of discarded rucksacks/ bags in order to allow AFOs to search and secure. PD Mojo suffered from PTSD and retired soon afterwards. PD Mojo received the PDSA Order of Merit and the National Police Dog Action of the Year Award

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3.3 National K9 Memorial - ‘Courage without Ferocity’ - The National K9 Memorial is being established in Chelmsford, Essex. It is the first memorial of its type in the UK, recognising the service and sacrifice of police dogs to the maintenance of law and order. The Bronze sculpture will be unveiled by the Metropolitan Police Commissioner on 12 April 2019.

4. SHARED LEARNING

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risk management - the risks involved in purchasing adult dogs

record keeping - the importance of comprehensive record keeping (dogs, handlers)

animal welfare – the use of technology to improve monitoring of animal health

4.3 The National Dog Working Group has commissioned a review of the national training structure and the regional school status (accreditation, training syllabus, operating processes).

Victim Recovery Dogs

4.4 Work has been progressing with the Human Tissue Authority regarding the use of human tissue for training purposes. It has now been confirmed that there are no legal issues and the Home Office are now progressing further;

looking at DSTL trials with human tissue – training to establish whether the capability is any different to dogs trained on pig tissues

research shows that pig decomposition odour is very different to humans and therefore the results could potentially be significantly different

work on live donors, subject to 2019/ 20 Home Office funding, including DSTL providing written guidance around the safe handling, storage and disposal

local interaction with NHS Trusts with due consideration around ethical consent.

5. NPCC SUPPORT REQUESTED

5.1 The Dog Policing Manual of Guidance was developed in 2011 as a first attempt to draw together the various curricula and lesson plans in use in order to standardise the national approach to dog training and operational deployment. There is now the opportunity to work with the College of Policing to develop this into Dog Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP).

5.2 If you require further information do not hesitate to contact me or the national secretary of the national

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6. APPROVAL OF THE COORDINATION COMMITTEEE

6.1 This paper was agreed by the Operations Coordination Committee on the 29 November 2018.

7. DECISIONS REQUIRED

7.1 Chiefs are requested to note the update and agree the support requested.

Rod Hansen MBA, MSc (Hons), Dip Appl Crim Chief Constable, Gloucestershire Constabulary NPCC Lead for Police Dogs Working Group

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National Police Chiefs’ Council

Mounted Policing Working Group Update

16 January 2019 / Agenda Item: Regional

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Author: CC Rod Hansen

Force/Organisation: Gloucestershire Constabulary

Date Created: 19/11/2018

Coordination Committee: Operations Coordination Committee

Portfolio: Conflict Management Portfolio

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1. PURPOSE

1.1 This paper seeks to provide an update to members on the current structures, issues and developments within Mounted Policing.

1.2 Mounted policing is a constituent part of the NPCC Conflict Management, Public Order and Public Safety Portfolio (NPOPS), reporting into the NPCC Operations Coordination Committee.

2. NATIONAL MOUNTED STRUCTURE AND CAPABILITY

2.1 Mounted policing across England, Wales and Scotland is delivered through a network of 13 force-based mounted units, ranging in size from the Metropolitan Police (110 horses) to Gloucestershire (4 horses), and including Greater Manchester, Lancashire, City of London, Avon and Somerset, West Yorkshire, South Wales, South Yorkshire, Merseyside, Northumbria, Thames Valley and Police Scotland (set out in graphical form at appendix 1).

2.2 The table below shows the total number of staff and horses across the 13 units and the variation over recent years:

2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Officers 359 265 266 271 262 225

Staff 134 91 98 91 54 56

Horses 318 243 252 240 248 242

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2.3 Mounted Officers provide unique capabilities, the main three (as highlighted in the University of Oxford and RAND research paper ‘Making and Breaking Barriers, the True Value of Mounted Policing’), being:

Non-confrontational close protection particularly for addressing latent CT threats at high profile events. This was particularly evident during the royal wedding in Windsor where mounted officers flanked the royal carriage throughout its public journey along crowded streets.

Open area search and security, including deployment into arduous environments, such as flooded areas or uneven terrain (or wooded areas) which are inaccessible to vehicles or closed to aviation due to inclement weather.

Enhanced public engagement with research evidencing that mounted officers are significantly (estimated at 6x) more likely to be approached by the public than any other form of police activity. This level of engagement can be particularly effective during public order, where mounted staff can facilitate crowd management and support commanders through enhanced observation.

2.4 In addition, mounted policing supports the daily policing effort through:

Crime operations – a key part of force response to crime issues, such as moped and gang based violence, targeting volume crime /problem areas, ASB and knife crime hot spots. In addition to providing a significant street presence to catch/deter offenders and reassure residents, it has been noted that the approachability of mounted policing is a particular asset in intelligence gathering. Locations of drugs and weapon caches have been identified through members of the public notifying mounted officers about crime related hiding places that were previously unknown to local officers

Criminal justice – a programme of visits to stables for ‘disenchanted victims of crime’ has been established, leading to increases in (or re-establishing) confidence in policing from those who have suffered the personal impact of crime and increased vulnerability

Finance - cost savings have been realised through mounted officers being used instead of beat officers at events or routine deployments (e.g. night time economy).

International – mounted policing in the UK continues to hold the respect of police forces around the world, with recent requests for support including from Qatar to build mounted capability for the FIFA 2022 World Cup, exchanges with officers from Poland and approaches from Denmark and Austria wishing to create their own units. In addition, the demand for mounted courses from other countries, particularly to qualify as an Instructor, attest to the international value of UK mounted policing.

Local policing – mounted staff across the country are daily involved in policing communities through directed activity, educational inputs and visits, reassurance patrols and targeting ASB hotspots

Counter Terrorism – mounted police assets are a key part of ceremonial operations, ‘owning the policing footprint’ from the outset due to their imposing presence and using height advantage to monitor people attending for suspicious behaviour, such as through applying Operation Servitor principles. In addition, police horses regularly provide reassurance and deter offending around transport hubs, concert venues, crowded and iconic sights

Welfare - equine therapy has been used as a therapeutic tool to support PTSD affected officers and staff; initial results show this approach has delivered a positive impact on those involved, reducing the recovery period and allowing them to return to work earlier than would normally be expected. In a similar vein, a mounted officer (GMP) attended a vulnerable male at risk of suicide on a motorway bridge who was persuaded to safety by his desire to meet the police horse. A number of forces work with voluntary and third sector providers to make use of police assets (when not on patrol) for assisted learning with vulnerable groups such as children close to exclusion from school, and vulnerable adults

Public order – in addition to deploying on horseback, staff from mounted units regularly act on foot (e.g. as Football Liaison Officers) or as public order tactical advisers

Road Safety – mounted units participate in a number of road safety initiatives, including Operation Considerate (educating drivers on vulnerable road users) and Operation Lose the Blinkers (Police Scotland initiative using riders to address inconsiderate and dangerous driving).

3. MEDIA

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3.1 Mounted officers have built a significant following on social media – for example West Yorkshire Police Horses Twitter account has over 21,700 followers. News reports have focussed on the role of mounted capability at various events including Royal Ascot, the Royal Wedding, demonstrations (Million Mask March) and Trooping The Colour as well as local initiatives linked with NPCC campaigns in conjunction with roads policing and the British Horse Society.

4. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT – THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE EXPERIENCE

4.1 In 2016 Gloucester Constabulary established a new mounted unit as a result of the University of Oxford/Rand study that evidenced a 10% advantage in community confidence delivered by a mounted officer over other policing approaches. Initially using 2 horses this has been increased to 4 mounts, with their primary role being to support neighbourhood policing. An assessment of the unit has shown an increase in community confidence and reassurance, with cost savings delivered through their deployment into the night time economy in Gloucester and Cheltenham, thereby reducing the need for (and the costs of) foot based resources. A large sponsorship event is planned for January 2019 to attract sufficient funds to create a similar sized unit, dedicated to policing rural areas.

5. MOUNTED ADVICE TO FORCES AND DEVELOPING WORK ONGOING

5.1 A suite of guidance has been developed by mounted units to assist forces, including a framework for deploying Special Constables, Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) and Police Support Volunteers on privately owned horses in rural areas and a guide for the training of senior officers on police horses for ceremonial and accompanied patrol duties

5.2 Mounted policing continues to develop in order to meet the organisation needs and actively seeks opportunities to enhance service to the public. Each of the 13 mounted units are represented on the Mounted Working Group which coordinates development work nationally. Current work ongoing includes:

Mutual aid provision – ensuring the network can meet all national requirements via NPoCC

Performance framework to identify best practice in mounted policing and demonstrate value for money

Collaboration with the British Horse Society (BHS) to accredit policing training standards, offering additional career pathways in and out of the service.

6. NPCC SUPPORT REQUESTED

6.1 The Mounted Policing Manual of Guidance was developed by the Mounted Working Group in 2012, followed by the Standard Equitation Certificate (SEC) Trainers’ Guide in 2015. This, for the first time, drew together the various curricula used by forces in order to standardise the national approach to mounted training. There is now the opportunity to work with the College of Policing to develop this into the National Police Curriculum as Mounted Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP). Support from the College is forthcoming. If you require further information do not hesitate to contact me or the national secretary of the national Mounted Working Group, James Larner: James.Larner@Gloucestershire.pnn.police.uk

7. APPROVAL OF THE COORDINATION COMMITTEEE

7.1 This paper was agreed by the Operations Coordination Committee on the 29 November 2018.

8. DECISIONS REQUIRED

8.1 Chiefs are requested to note the update and agree the support requested.

Rod Hansen MBA, MSc (Hons), Dip Appl Crim Chief Constable, Gloucestershire Constabulary NPCC Lead for Police Dogs Working Group

Appendix 1

Mounted Units – Location by force