Issue - meetings

A verbal update will be provided.

The Board was provided with a verbal update with respect to issues affecting the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA).

It was noted that there were several strands of work and changes in legislation in train both nationally and in London, which would affect the Community Safety Partnership.

The Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) – the MPA would continue to be responsible for communication and consultation and for the production of the Policing and Crime Plan.

The Localism Bill - addressed the relationship between Overview and Scrutiny (O&S) Committees and the Mayor’s Office for Police and Crime (MOPC)

Local Crime and ? Board – this would be a multi agency group (including the MOPC) that would be responsible for the allocation of community safety funding to each Borough. This relationship between this body and other criminal justice agencies was still being worked through.

These were being rolled out in London ahead of the rest of the country as there was already regional government structures in place to facilitate the arrangements. It was anticipated that the Bill would receive royal assent in July and if this was the case the new arrangements would be implemented on 1 October.

Late Night Levies – it was proposed that this would be administered by the Mayor’s office and made available to the Mayor to develop measures to address alcohol related crime and disorder resulting from the late night alcohol industry. There would be no obligation on the Mayor to redistribute the proceeds of this to the Boroughs from which the levy was raised.

There was agreement that the collection of a local tax by the Mayor’s office seemed odd and

Community Triggers – these were being assed as part of the