Minutes of the Senior Command Team Meeting
Monday 23 February 2009

Present:-

CC Meredydd Hughes (Chair)
DCC Bob Dyson
DF Nigel Hiller
ACC Andy Holt
ACC Max Sahota
Ch Supt Steve Redhall (for item 61)

54. Declaration(s) of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

Presentations

55. None

Standing Items

56. Minutes from SCT Meeting 9 February *Restricted*

The minutes were approved as a true and accurate record.

57. Action Schedule and Work Programme

No action updates due.

58. Portfolio Issues

DCC Dyson

• Received a request for a donation to the Police and Fire Museum - agreed that request should be put in writing to CC Hughes who will consider
• Special Forces Briefing Day to be held in 1-2 July. DCC Dyson to arrange attendance of an SCT member who has not been previously.

DF Hiller

• Notification received from the Home Office that Activity Based Costing has been terminated
• Microsoft Take Office Home Agreement - Employees of South Yorkshire Police are now eligible to participate in Microsoft's Software Assurance Home Use Programme (HUP). This programme enables staff to get a licensed copy of most Microsoft® Office desktop PC applications to install and use on home computers at cost of £17. The Force are only licensed to give out 3600 HUP's, which will be available on a first come first served basis. Details can be found on the Force Intranet.

ACC Holt

• Mobile Data - Project Team now formed and a briefing to be given to SCT on 23 March 2009. ACC Holt said he wished to thank Mr Paul Whallett, Head of Supply Chain Management and Mr David Rock-Evans, Head of ISD, for the excellent work they had undertaken in relation to this contract.
• Airwave handsets - training needed for extra functionality - need to ensure there is no overlap with these and mobile data handsets.

ACC Sahota

• Update on current position regarding future direction and control of UKHTC.
• Regional Heads of Crime - first meeting taken place, each head has put together a scoping report
• Details of Partnership event taking place on 25 February - theme is Policing Borders

59. Force Performance

ACC Holt updated colleagues on recent Force performance.

Decision Papers

60. CSD Re-structure

ACC Holt said the purpose of this report was to brief members of the Senior Command Team on the proposal to restructure the Community Safety Department

He asked that the SCT note and support the proposed restructuring of the Community Safety Department (CSD) as outlined in the report.

SCT considered the role of CSD and its changing nature in the light of new initiatives from central Government and other sources and the accompanying need for flexibility to meet a number of different challenges that would be dealt with on a programme management basis. Also flexibility of staff was needed to enable them to be moved into different areas as required

SCT considered at length the skill sets necessary to lead and take forward this department. A detailed discussion took place around the command structure for the re-modelled department. It was felt that CSD should continue to have two Chief Inspectors leading the respective halves of the department. This would continue to provide resilience for force firearms and critical incident cadres. Given the department's role in representing South Yorkshire Police at many partnership meetings and events, it was also deemed more appropriate that this role should be undertaken by uniformed police officers of sufficient seniority to represent the force. It was agreed that this aspect would be managed by the Head of the Department and the ACC Territorial Operations.

61. Year HR Plan

Ch Supt Redhall said the purpose of this report was to update and seek SCT approval for the Force HR Plan 2008/11.

Discussion took place how officers seconded to Regional Working were accounted for and it was agreed that these should be included and reported on in future reports.

Report received and approved.

Discussion / Information Items

62. Operation Valuator

ACC Sahota gave an update on Operation Valuator which is a three month focused operation within the Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster areas, targeting the metal recycling industry. The aim of the operation is to act as a ‘test bed' of partner agencies working together to ascertain the gaps in existing legislation. This will then be used to provide evidence to the Home Office as to the current picture of compliance with existing legislation and where potential deficiencies in enforcement powers have been identified.

Paper received and noted, however, it was requested that the results of the operation be brought to a future SCT.

[Secretary's note - Item placed on SCT Work Programme for 20.4.09]

63. District Agenda for April CHCs

DCC Dyson presented the Corporate Health Check agenda for Districts for April 2009 and asked SCT to let him know if they had any comments/additions.

64. Minutes of Regional Directors of Finance/Treasurers

DF Hiller briefed colleagues on key issues discussed at the above meeting which was held on 11 February 2009

Received and noted. CC Hughes said there were issues in these minutes which he intended to discuss at the Regional Programme Board to be held 26 February 2009.

65. Regional Programme Board Agenda 26.2.09

DF Hiller said he had placed this on agenda to give CC Hughes the opportunity and SCT colleagues to discuss prior to the meeting.

Received and noted.

Audit Reports

66. None

Papers to Review

67. Sheffield District Management Team Minutes - 27 January 09

Noted.

Standing Items

68. Notification to Police Authority

No issues.

69. Notification to Force

No issues

70. Any Other Business

No items.