Minutes of the Senior Command Team Meeting
Monday 20 April 2009

Present:

CC Meredydd Hughes (Chair)
DCC Bob Dyson
DF Nigel Hiller
ACC Andy Holt
ACC Max Sahota
ACC Mark Whyman

100. Declaration(s) of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

101. Minutes from SCT Meeting 6 April 2009

The minutes were approved as a true and accurate record.

102. Action Schedule and Work Programme

No action updates due.

103. Portfolio Issues

DCC Dyson

• In light of issues surrounding the G20 protests, requested that SCT re-iterate to officers that collar numbers should clearly be on display when policing public order/football operations.

• Outlined that concern has been expressed about the newly Promoted Officers Course -attendance is mandatory, but officers are expected to give a large amount of their own time and may be charged if they fail the course/do not complete/fail to attend. ACC Whyman to discuss with Ch Supt Redhall and at JNCC.

DF Hiller

• Requested that SCT ensure that staff under their portfolios complete their Officer Assurance Statements

• Budget - gave details of implications due to low precept increase, particularly around staff pensions and areas for growth

• Replacement for Head of Facilities Management - requested SCT approval to recruit early for consistency purposes. Agreed

ACC Holt

• Chief's Partnership Events - with the re-structure of CSD and the fact that Ms Leanne Dudhill is leaving SYP, this work now needs re-allocating. CC Hughes felt this gave an opportunity to consider changing the format and location of the events. ACC Holt said he felt it would be useful making links between these events and increasing confidence and satisfaction and it was agreed that ACC Holt together with Ch Insp Eddie Murphy, the Confidence and Satisfaction Delivery Manager, would come up with themes, venues and options how the event could be progressed in the future. DCC Dyson suggested it would be useful if members of SCT develop their own ‘KIN' (Key Individual Network). SCT to bring proposals to next SCT meeting.

• Referred to an e-mail received from Mark Munnoch, Chief Officer Special Constabulary, regarding the NPIA /Home Office drive to increase Specials in the UK. He said there would be issues regarding recruiting, training and retention if there was to be an increase of Specials in South Yorkshire Police and work is currently being undertaken in Community Safety Department in relation to this.

• Gave details of a multi-agency operation to be run with Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Police. He requested members of SCT visit the operation and offer support when diary commitments allow.

• Outlined operational difficulties caused in the Football Banning Unit due to issues around Home Office funding for this year. As a condition of future funding the arrangements around governance and leadership for the Unit will need to be reviewed. He put forward a proposal to begin work around the creation of a Centralised Football Planning Unit. SCT agreed with the proposal.

ACC Sahota

• Looking to review Op Impact - felt that could be run differently with improvements and was proposing to give ownership of Op Impact to OSS. Focus would be on victims as well as offenders. He asked colleagues if there was an appetite for a change of name. After consideration, it was agreed that the current name should remain for the sake of public awareness issues and the fact that it was also very familiar to the media.

ACC Whyman

• Has formed a Custody Programme Board which he is to chair. ACC Holt requested that a Rotherham based District representative be invited to sit on the Board.

• Polo shirts will start to be rolled out in July. Officers who are office based will continue to be issued with white shirts, with a more limited supply of polo shirts for when wearing body armour. Uniform dress and deportment policy is being reviewed.

104. Force Performance

ACC Holt gave an update on current Force performance, which was showing some areas of concern at this early stage in the year.

Decision Papers

105. Training School

This item was taken in closed session.

ACTION: DF Hiller

106. Future Provision of HR

Paper withdrawn

Discussion / Information Items

107. ISD Projects Update

DF Hiller presented this report which provided an update on the ISD programme of work from January 2009 to March 2009. Report received and noted.

Audit Reports

108. None

Papers to Review

109. None

Standing Items

110. Notification to Police Authority

111. Notification to Force

112. Any Other Business