Agenda item
Police and Crime Plan Monitoring Report (03:22:28 on recording)
To receive an update of
progress against the Police and Crime Plan Q3 2020/21, to enable Panel members to
scrutinise performance, seek assurance and assess outcomes achieved in the
reporting period.
Minutes:
The PCC introduced
the PCP Quarterly Monitoring Report and the headlines from the report in
relation to progress against the Police and Crime Plan.
Pillar 1 - Protecting People at Risk and Harm (03:25:30 on recording).
The panel members
received an update from the PCC and members were invited to ask further
questions (set out below):
Recorded Hate Crime (YTD) - can the OPCC
please provide a succinct verbal brief on the 34% increase?
The Chief Executive (OPCC) responded with an
update on recorded hate crime. (03:27:35 on recording).
He advised that due to
the court delays he might not be able to answer whether there was a
corresponding increase in hate crime convictions by the next panel meeting but
was happy to add this to the forward plan.
Action: an update on hate crime to be added
to the forward plan and presented when available.
Pillar 2- Working with our Communities
(03:47:44 on recording).
The panel members
received an update from the PCC and members were invited to ask further
questions (set out below):
Can the OPCC please outline what the issues
are of “working with partners to address ASB” (Yellow)?
The PCC and The Chief
Executive (OPCC) responded (03:40:14 on recording).
Pillar 3 - Supporting Victims, Witnesses and
reducing Reoffending (03:49:07 on recording).
The PCC focused on the delays in the justice
system due to Covid 19 restrictions and suggested
this was an area the panel may wish to focus on at a future meeting.
Pillar Leads were invited to ask
questions.
Pillar 4 - Transforming for the Future
(03:57:56 on recording).
The panel members received
an update from the PCC and were invited to ask questions.
In response to a request for an update
on artificial intelligence and automation, the Chief Executive gave the panel
an update on what was being worked on in the area.
The Chairman then invited all panel
members to put forward their questions on the four Pillars. (04:11:00 on recording).
Questions asked related to:
How the Force was planning to deal with
an influx of visitors to Dorset during summer.
Environmental Anti-Social Behaviour.
Hate Crime with an Action point to look
at how to reduce and remove barriers to people reporting hate crime and
increase confidence in reporting these crimes.
Covid related
fraud.
Housing for homeless in Weymouth.
FY 20/21 Q3 finance questions: (04:42:40 on recording).
The Chairman asked
the Chief Finance Officer (OPCC) to respond to
questions 1 & 2 questions via the minutes:-
1.
OPCC Commissioning Spend for FY19/20 was
£2.2m. In this FY to date it is reported as £339k. Why the
shortfall in commissioning?
A. The
OPCC line does appear to be behind schedule however this line includes both the
income and expenditure for the OPCC and reflects the full year grants for
Victims Funds. Commissioning activity has been busier than ever this year with
specific Covid Funds available as well as our core
spend. Commissioning spend up to the end of December was over £1m with further
invoices expected imminently. The budget is forecast to be fully spent by year
end.
2.
Could the OPCC please remind the panel where
the uplift of £653k in the Capital Budget direct revenue contributions was
sourced from?
A. Around
a third of the additional revenue contributions have come from contributions
from other Forces for forensics work that we host on behalf of the region. The
remainder is in relation to uplift spend primarily for new vehicles, which has
been funded from the ring fenced revenue grant
received for that purpose.
3.
The Q2 report predicted
an overspend of £1.4m, 3 months later this overspend is now quoted as
£300k. The Fin team are to be
congratulated for this achievement. Can
the OPCC please outline how this swift turnaround of £1.1m was achieved?
The Chief Finance
Officer (OPCC) responded and outlined how the turnaround was achieved (04.43:15
on recording).
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