David McGovern – Policy and Performance Manager, Greater Manchester Police Authority Greater Manchester Policy Authority, Police Reform and Scrutiny

Background Tripartite relationship – Home Secretary, Local Police Authority and Chief Constable. Home Secretary – National perspective, setting national priorities, allocating budgets and Inspection. Local Police Authority – Efficient and Effective, Local Budget, Local Priorities, Appointments and Local Accountability/Consultation. Chief Constable – Operational Policing.

Everything is Changing Police Reform – Started 1997 over various stages. “Building Communities, Beating Crime” – Recent White Paper with a Bill due in early Review of CDRP’s and Section 17 of Crime and Disorder Act – Who sets targets and who holds to account? Debate over Police Force restructures – Currently 43 forces, Changing face of Crime and ability of forces to deal with at all levels.

Building Communities, Beating Crime - Objectives Spreading neighbourhood policing to every community and embedding a genuinely responsive customer service culture. Accessible, responsive, neighbourhood policing capable of dealing with 21 st century challenges in crime. (single non emergency number/Better availability of information). Communities who know who is responsible for their area with dedicated neighbourhood policing teams. New culture of customer responsiveness and guaranteed standards of service. New opportunities for local communities to have a say in local policing priorities and also in sharing intelligence. Workforce modernisation to ensure the service is fully equipped to deliver these changes. Greater involvement of the community and citizens in determining how their communities are policed.

Changes to Local Accountability Structures Who holds Who to account? (CDRP, BCU, LSP, Local Authority, Police Authority, Chief Constable or Scrutiny Committees). Possibility of Policing Boards or Joint Community Safety Boards. Possible introduction of ‘Trigger Mechanisms’.

Greater Manchester – The way forward The Police Authority will change (duties and membership). It is expected that some accountability will need to be localised. GMPA currently adopt scrutiny principals. (Scrutiny Panel for Divisions). GMPA keen to ensure that this can be joined up across partners. GMPA keen to avoid duplication of activity and see benefits of joining up resources.

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