The City of London Police Authority Board was scheduled to convene on Wednesday, 10 December 2025, to review performance updates, discuss operational matters, and consider various reports related to the City of London Police. Key discussions were anticipated to cover policing plan performance, HMICFRS activities, and sub-committee summaries, alongside updates on specific operations and strategic initiatives.

Policing Plan Performance Update Q2

The Board was scheduled to receive an update on the City of London Policing Plan 2025-28 performance measures for the second quarter. This report, compiled by the Commissioner, provides a consolidated overview of progress against agreed performance indicators. The report details performance across several key areas, including keeping people in the City safe and feeling safe, reducing and responding to theft and violence, and protecting the City from terrorism. It also covers efforts to put victims at the heart of the Force's work, improve the national policing response to fraud, economic and cyber crime, and foster inclusivity and trust. The report highlights trends in crime, response times, and investigative outcomes, comparing them to previous periods and national averages.

Quarterly HMICFRS Activities Update (Q2 Jul - Sept 2025)

This report provides an overview of His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Service (HMICFRS) activities undertaken during the second quarter. It details the force's progress in its continuous service improvement framework, focusing on addressing inspection findings and ongoing improvements. The report outlines inspection readiness and progression, including actions from the PEEL Operational Improvement Board, and horizon scanning for upcoming HMICFRS activity such as thematic inspections and document requests. Specific areas of focus include counter-terrorism safeguarding and cybersecurity inspections. The report also details document compilation efforts for firearms licensing and preparations for pending inspections in custody, integrity, national child protection, and serious and organised crime.

Quarterly Sub-Committees Summary Report

The Board was scheduled to receive a summary of public reports that have been considered by the Police Authority Board's Sub-Committees during the quarter. This report aims to provide a consolidated overview of the sub-committees' activities and facilitate the escalation of key issues to the main Board. It excludes summaries of Policing Plan performance papers, which are addressed in a separate report. The summaries included updates from the Local Policing Committee, covering community engagement strategic plan progress and options for crime prevention signage in the City of London. Reports from the Resource and Estates Committee detailed the Q2 revenue and capital budget monitoring, along with workforce monitoring data. The Economic Security and Cyber-Crime Committee's report summarised public complaints data related to Action Fraud and provided an update on the Cyber Griffin programme. Finally, the Professionalism and Trust Committee's report covered updates on professional standards, conduct, vetting, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity (EDI), and stop and search and use of force data.

Commissioner's Update

The Board was scheduled to receive an update from the Commissioner on local operations and security. This report covers a range of activities, including the policing operation for the Lady Mayor's Show, the implementation of the Right Care, Right Person initiative aimed at improving responses to mental health-related incidents, and the progress of Op Zennor, the City's hotspot policing strategy which has reported a reduction in serious violence in the Bishopsgate area. The update also details the deployment and positive feedback for the City Safe Bus, an initiative providing support to individuals in need. Further operational highlights include responses to criminal damage incidents, the successful prosecution of a prolific shoplifter, arrests for bike theft, and efforts to reduce phone snatching through Operation Swipe. The report also touches upon the jailing of a cocaine dealer and an Exchanging Places event focused on cycle safety. Additionally, the Commissioner's update includes a summary of national functions activity, highlighting engagement on economic crime, a delegation from Malta, and progress on the new Report Fraud system.

Chair's Public Update

The Chair was scheduled to provide a public update covering strategic engagement, including briefings to Police and Crime Commissioners on the replacement service for Action Fraud and ministerial engagement on the draft Fraud Strategy. The update was also set to cover engagement with the Ministry of Justice and Home Office Permanent Secretaries regarding the Salisbury Square development and police reform. The Chair's update was expected to address the 16 Days of Activism campaign focused on violence against women and girls, the Winter of Action on retail and street crime, and the development of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Action Plans. Furthermore, the update was to mention a new City Corporation-funded e-learning tool for SMEs on domestic abuse and ongoing actions related to cycling behaviour. The report also noted that reforms to the Police and Crime Commissioner model would not affect the governance arrangements for the City of London Police.

Outstanding References

A joint report from the Town Clerk and Commissioner was scheduled to be presented, outlining outstanding references from previous meetings of the Board. This item is for information only.

Minutes

The Board was scheduled to approve the public minutes and non-public summary of the Police Authority Board meeting held on 8 October 2025.

Questions on Matters Relating to the Work of the Board

This item allows for members of the public to ask questions on matters relating to the work of the Board.

Any Other Business That the Chair Considers Urgent

This item allows for any other urgent business that the Chair deems necessary to be brought before the Board.

Exclusion of the Public

A motion was scheduled to be considered for the exclusion of the public from the meeting for specific items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Non-Public Agenda Items

Following the exclusion of the public, the Board was scheduled to discuss several non-public items. These included the approval of non-public minutes from the 8 October 2025 meeting, membership and appointments, non-public updates from the Chair and Commissioner, an urgent waiver report concerning Knight Analytics, and a report on the Future Police Estates Programme, specifically the Tactical Firearms Training Facility. Other non-public items included an update on the City of London Police Risk Register, a progress report on the Fraud and Cyber Crime Reporting and Analysis Service (FCCRAS), a Gateway 4 review of the FCCRAS programme by the National Infrastructure & Service Transformation Authority (NISTA), a quarterly sub-committees summary report, and reports on the Future Police Estate Programme, including securing police accommodation to 2030, the Mounted Unit, the COLP Property Store, the potential use of the commercial building of the Salisbury Square Development for a crime campus, and the Future Police Estate Programme Dashboard. The Board was also scheduled to discuss the Police Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) update, a report on Fraud Launch Communications, and non-public questions on matters relating to the work of the Board, as well as any other urgent business.