COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE

» Membership

Robert Gordon (Chair)
Sherma Batson
Tony Dodd
Bernard Engel
Ian Laidlaw-Dickson
Kevin McGetrick
Stuart Nagler
Richard Smith
Bengie Walden
Sue Warman
Anne Wright

» Meeting dates

Friday 4 July 2008 - 10.00am, County Hall Committee Room B
Friday 17 October 2008 - 10.00am, County Hall Committee Room B

» Terms of reference

The committee will comprise 10 members (all the appointed CDRP PALs) and usually meet 4 times a year.

1. To ensure the Authority fulfils its statutory responsibilities in relation to consultation.

2. To devise the structure, content and implementation of engagement plans with the general public.

3. To manage all statutory requirements with regard to complaints about the police as well as overseeing all matters related to public satisfaction with the police service.

4. To ensure that the Authority participates effectively in partnership working with community stakeholders concerned with community safety, including Local Strategic partnerships

5. To agree “county wide” priorities for CDRP Police Authority Leads (PALs) promoting the aims and objectives of the current policing plan. To provide briefings for PALs throughout the year as appropriate to support this objective.

6. To ensure adequate arrangements for recruitment, training, support for Independent Custody Visitors and to monitor the output of their work.

7. To consider reports on Stop and Search issues and other associated data.

8. To consider any issues arising from the Police Authority’s own equality schemes.

9. To consider reports relating to professional standards, civil cases, the Independent Police Complaints Commission, Police Misconduct Panels and any other relevant reports.

10. To consider any complaints procedures including the Police Authority’s own initial handling and recording of inappropriate conduct and direction and control complaints.

11. Where appropriate, to conduct such activities jointly with those of the Constabulary and other stakeholders.

12. To report to the full Police Authority following each meeting.