Composition
·
Up to six Members of
the Police Authority Board appointed by
the Police Authority Board, in addition to the Chair and Deputy
Chair;
·
One co-opted Member to
be appointed by the Audit and Risk Management Committee;
and
·
Up to two co-opted
Members of the Court of Common Council to be appointed by the
Police Authority Board.
·
The Chair of Finance
Committee or their nominee.
·
Up to two external
independent members, to be appointed by the Police Authority
Board.
Frequency of meetings
·
The Committee shall
meet up to four times per annum.
Quorum
Three Members (at least two of whom must
be Common Councillors).
Terms of Reference
To be responsible for:
a)
monitoring and
challenging City of London Police’s use of resources to
deliver its strategic priorities efficiently and
effectively
b)
overseeing City of
London Police’s financial management including monitoring
in-year financial performance against revenue and capital budgets,
scrutiny of proposed revenue and capital budgets and the Medium
Term Financial Plan;
c)
overseeing the City of
London Police’s human resource management including strategic
workforce planning and establishment strength;
d)
overseeing commercial
projects and major change programmes
and scrutinising capital spend and
other investment to ensure value for money;
e)
scrutinising internal audit reporting and implementation of
recommendations; and
f)
scrutinising police estates strategy requirements to ensure
effective delivery of services that meet community
needs.
g)
Monitoring the
delivery of Policing Plan priorities and actions relating to the
above responsibilities, and scrutinising associated performance against
relevant indicators in the Policing Plan performance
framework
h)
Monitoring the
management of risks relating to the above
responsibilities