Police Authority Agenda - 20 January 2010

A meeting of the Police Authority will take place at the SHIRE HALL, WARWICK on Wednesday 20 January 2010 at 10.00 am.

Members are reminded that a photographer will be available in the ante-room from 8.45am onwards to take your individual photograph for inclusion on the new Authority website and a group photograph will be taken at 9.45am

This meeting will be followed by a meeting of the Local Governance Stream at 12.30pm or on the rising of the Authority and a Budget Seminar at 2.00pm.

The agenda will be:

1.    Chair’s Announcements
2.    General

(1)    Apologies
(2)    Members’ Declaration of Personal and Prejudicial Interests
Members are reminded that they should declare the existence and nature of their personal interests at the commencement of the relevant item (or as soon as the interest becomes apparent).  If that interest is a prejudicial interest the Member must withdraw from the room unless one of the exceptions applies.
(3)    Minutes of the Meeting held on 18 December 2009 (Draft) and Matters Arising (for exempt items see later on the Agenda)

Performance Reports

3.    A New Approach to Road Safety

Policy and Procedure Reports

4.    150plus Programme Report
5.    Control Environment and Financial Standing Orders ; Appendix 1: Financial Standing Orders-Version 8

General Reports / Standing Items

6.    General Report of the Chief Constable
7.    HMIC / Audit Commission Inspection of Warwickshire Police Authority
8.    Urgent Business which the Chair decides should be taken.
9.  Date of Next Meeting The next meeting of the full Authority will be on Monday 22 February 2010 at 2.15 pm.

Exempt Items

General

10.    Exclusion of Members of the Public To consider passing a resolution excluding members of the public for Agenda Items listed below on the grounds that their presence would involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in the Local Government Act 1972 (Copies of appropriate extracts are available in Warwickshire Libraries and the Access to Information Register held in my office).
11.    Exempt Minutes of the Meeting held on 18 December 2009 and Matters Arising

Performance Reports

12.    HR Arrangements – Presentation by Eithne Goode and Patricia Pennington
13.    Force Performance
14.    Operational Updates
15.    Warwickshire Justice Centre – Leamington Spa

Policy and Procedure Reports

16.    Chair’s Report
17.    Report of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee (COPY TO BE TABLED)

Before consideration of the following report, all members and officers of the County Council will be asked to leave the meeting

18.    Operation Westbere (for Independent Members only)
A)  Minute of the Last Meeting
B)  Report by the Chief Constable (Copy to follow)

Oliver Winters
Temporary Chief Executive

Police Authority Membership

Independent Members    Mike Edwards, Ian Francis (Chair), Dorrette McAuslan, Bob Malloy, Steve Nicklin, Angela O’Boyle, Clive Parsons & Phil Robson (Vice-Chair)

County Councillors     Martin Barry, Carol Fox, Eithne Goode, Bob Hicks, Richard Hobbs, Frank McCarney, Phillip Morris-Jones, Izzi Seccombe & John Vereker (Vice-Chair)

General Enquiries:  Please contact Neil Gulliver, Assistant Chief Executive on 01926 412117