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- 1. Saima Afzal Association of Police Authorities Executive Member/Lancashire Police Authority Equalities, Diversity and Human Rights Portfolio HPDS 2011 Saima Afzal ‘Challenging, Scenarios’
- 2. Presentation Overview • Role of Police Authorities and the APA • The future of police governance • Interactive session - examine possible dilemmas/questions • New proposed governance structure for ‘Policing’ and the risks posed by it. (APA view)
- 3. The Current Role of the Police Authorities
- 4. Strategic Aims of Police Authorities and the APA • Ensuring equitable service delivery • Policing by consent • Trust and confidence of all communities • The APA the national voice of all Police Authorities- The Tri-partite (ACPO, Home Office and Police Authorities)
- 5. Role of Police Authorities •Ensuring that there are effective arrangements for consulting local communities about policing and for reflecting those views in local policing priorities and targets. •Producing a policing plan before the beginning of each financial year setting out the policing priorities and targets for the local police force and the plans for delivery during the following three years. •Publishing a local policing summary that sets out the police authority’s priorities for the coming year, and gives details of how the police force has met the priorities set for the previous year. •Oversight and scrutiny of performance against key indicators and local performance targets. Performance information should be provided to local communities. •Monitoring the Force’s continuous improvement activity. •Considering the Force’s Finance and Resource Plan, setting a budget and setting the council tax.
- 6. Role of Police Authorities • Monitoring the budget. • Monitoring the handling of complaints against the Police and ensuring complaints procedures are carried out properly. • Administering an Independent Custody Visiting Scheme. • Appointing the Chief Constable and other chief officers. • Holding the Chief Constable to account for the exercise of his/her function and those of persons under his/her direction and control. • Monitoring the performance of the Police Force in (a) complying with the Human Rights Act 1998; (b) carrying out the local policing plan; and (c) Securing that arrangements are made for the Force to collaborate with other police forces where such collaboration would be in the interests of the efficiency and effectiveness of the force or policing generally. • Promoting equality and diversity within their force and within the authority.
- 7. Role of Police Authorities in Engaging the Public •Following the Scarman report into inner-city disturbances in the early 1980s, the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (1984) required police authorities to consult the public prior to the setting of local police objectives and to publish a local policing plan (drafted by the chief constable) outlining objectives. • The Police Act (1996) consolidated the legal requirement for police authorities to make arrangements to obtain the views of the people in that area about policing matters; seek their co-operation with the police in preventing crime and take account of the views of communities in setting local police priorities.
- 8. Role Of Police Authorities in Engaging the Public •The Crime and Disorder Act (1998) created Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) under which police forces and local authorities, in co- operation with police authorities and other agencies, were required to consult the public on a local audit of crime and disorder and a strategy for tackling them. •Under the Police Reform Act (2002), police authorities have the same status as police forces and local authorities on CDRPs. •The Local Government Act (1999) put a duty on police authorities to achieve Best Value in the provision of services to the public. Under this duty, police authorities are required to consult users of services. •Under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act (2000) police authorities have a duty to consult on the likely impact of proposed policies on the promotion of race equality, publish the results and ensure public access to policing information and services.
- 9. The Future of Police Governance • Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill-presented to Parliament Nov 2010 – will be enacted by Autumn 2011 • New proposed governance structure to replace PA’s-May 2012-Ist elected Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) • National Crime Agency Bill will be presented to Parliament-Autumn 2011-will be enacted by April 2012 • NPIA will cease to operate end Dec 2012 • National Crime Agency will not function until April 2013
- 10. Any Questions on the role of PA’s and the APA?
- 11. Debating Areas What is the potential impact on EDHR considering the proposed changes in police governance? Please consider: • Impact on communities • On the organisation (i.e. Police Service) • The Police Authorities • Your personal feelings regarding the proposed changes 11/11/2010 ©Saima Afzal ‘Challenging, Coaching Scenarios’
- 12. Debating Areas How would you engage with a Directly Elected Police Crime Commissioner if the successful individual belonged to an extremist party or group? Please consider: • Your personal response • Your professional response • How will you attempt to maintain the confidence of under represented groups and minority communities both internal and external to the organisation? 11/11/2010 ©Saima Afzal ‘Challenging, Coaching Scenarios’
- 13. Debating Areas In the future EDHR targets will be set locally and not nationally. Please discuss and consider: • Who will decide what targets are set for the Police Service/Force area? • How will you influence what local targets are set? • Are you aware of the equality legislation and the Equality Standard? • How will you implement the Equality legislation? • How can you use the Equality Standard for the Police Service to aid you as future leaders? 11/11/2010 ©Saima Afzal ‘Challenging, Coaching Scenarios’
- 14. Equality Impact of Proposed Future Police Governance
- 15. Challenges • New Directly elected Police And Crime Commissioners • Ensuring diverse communities are represented under any new governance structures • Financial cutbacks and associated risk with Equalities being sidelined
- 16. Specific Challenges • Leadership-Police National Assessment Centre (PNAC) selections-a legacy for the future! • Local recruitment, retention and progression activity • Stop and Search and unjustifiable disproportionality • Confidence of communities
- 18. Disenfranchisement • Access and the Digital gap – Searching for support • Further polarisation – ‘Middle class’ do better as poor suffer more – Mobilised, educated and motivated • Adding complexity – Micro provision, more providers, more ad hoc agreements, less clarity
- 19. Risks • Politicisation of service provision – Single interest groups and ‘populist’ provision – How will ‘we’ serve the powerless? – Potential risk to policing the crime not the whole community – Threats to equality and the most vulnerable and under-represented groups
- 20. A way Forward • The Equality Standard for policing measuring outcomes • The single Equalities Bill-welcomed as it incorporates age, sexual orientation and religion and beliefs-also outcomes focused and may place a socio-economic duty on public sector bodies including police authorities. • HMIC inspection of elements of the Equality standard-also outcomes focused. • Differentiation must be made between necessary and unnecessary bureaucracy. • Strong ethical leadership at every layer of the Police Service. NB/ Need to ensure diverse groups are represented via an ‘independent’ route and not just the ballot box to ensure inclusivity and access to all services.
- 21. Any Questions?
Notas do Editor
- PART 1-Overview- of role of PA’s Committee structures Informal meetings Community engagement PART 2 Police Crime Commissioners changes on the horizon, discuss these and the concerns relating to Equality and the concerns the APA specifically have and will highlight to the Minister on agreeing a date for a bilateral with the APA BME-Network- members have met ministers but this bi-lateral will be specifically to discuss the Equality Agenda and its governance at both a local and national level. PART 3- Delegates to look at some Dilemmas and problems-_break out into groups and manage them_ Purpose *Ensure participants understand the role of the PA and the APA *To give some guidance to participants into areas that may be looked at HPDS *Develop the knowledge of participants to tackle dilemmas presented and other similar issues in a confident manner *to share knowledge and practice that exists within participating individuals
- Make a quick point of varying and changing needs of communities eg an aging population_ ‘ a better life’ report by Joseph Rowntree Foundation’ to be published Oct 2010-concentrating on improving the quality of life for older people- they are more vulnerable and their needs should not be overlooked as they may not be heard, organisations need to recognise the diverse needs amongst the aging populations as well recognising, some of the obvious disability, gender and ethnicity differences within this age group (not withstanding the other strands of equality-religion, sexual orientation etc as they will inform the public sector in relation to fine tuning the services that should be provided-especially with the challenges of financial cutbacks-getting it right first time equates to value for money and efficiency as well as meeting legal requirements.) To quickly illustrate this Eg people aged 85 and over are the fastest growing age group in the population- 1.3 million (2.1%) of the population projected to increase to 3.3 million by 2033 There are significant gender differences eg there is only one man for every 3 women aged 90+ Population estimates for 2007 showed that around 5% of those aged 85 and over are from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds –i.e. other than white British. This info will affect and should shape the service that is provided. COULD WE LOOSE SITE OF DIFFERENCES BECAUSE VOTER PANDERING/POLITICS MAY BEGIN TO DOMINATE THE SERVICE. DO THE STAFF ASSOCIATIONS HAVE A ROLE WITH THE NEW PCC’s LOCALLY? MY VIEW IS YES-THEN TALK ABOUT HOW THIS WILL BE EVEN MORE CRITICAL IN THE FUTURE AS THOSE VOICES THAT AREN’T HEARD CAN BE HEARD BY PROXY BY FOR EXAMPLE STAFF SUPPORT GROUPS
- Dorset Police Authority website.
- Dorset Police Authority website. These in essence will not change, some will ne enhanced eg complaints- for example, greater local accountability will require better handling of complaints
- Role of Police Authorities in public engagement- Home Office on-line report- 37/03
- Role of Police Authorities in public engagement- Home Office on-line report- 37/03
- These are givens and as such facts and not assumptions. The above raises issues around who will absorb the functions of the NPIA and ACPO’s role and the role of the NCA in the future. Transition issues, capability support issues will inevitably arise as a result of the changes.
- Role play as the devils advocate- to help explore debate areas as fully as possible in a safe environment-Respect for race and Diversity, problem solving, community and Customer focus
- Problem solving Community and customer focus Strategic perspective Protecting the vulnerable people, anti-social behaviour strategy, young peoples strategy, working with partners- probation (preventing crime- re-offending behaviour management)-hate crime, better community engagement. CSP role.
- If representative communities are not part of the structure of Governance who will drive forward the issues faced by those voices that may not be heard? Yes there is a drive for localism, but localism can mean a number of different things depending on the governance and depending on who is leading the agenda-do they understand the needs of different communities and aligning those against providing a holistic service to all especially under-represented communities- i.e. level 1 and level 2 considerations local v some national agendas ORGANISATIONAL REVIEWS ETC- JOB CUTS NEED TO CLEAR AND SOPHISTICATED ABPOUT THIS. WE WILL FOR EXAMPLE ENDEVOUR TO RETAIN THE MOST DIVERSE SKILLS AND GROUPS IN LANCASHIRE- GETTING IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME = VFM
- POTENTIAL SPECIFIC IMPACT OF NEW GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS PNAC-current involvement of members and diverse representation to select the right leaders for the future, could completely become a function performed by effectively ‘the old boys network’ and no mechanism left to engage the Police Authorities if they are to be reduced significantly in capacity and size/ , it is not perfect as it is but improvements are being made. Example from Lancashire for improvements that have been made in relation to recruitment - No of BME officers 1999 was 30 No of Female Officers 1999 was 542 No of BME officers 2010 now at 120 - an increase of 400% No of Female Officers 2010 now at 1021 an increase of 188% from 1999 Not stating this all down to Police Authorities, but a combination of Authority members driving forward the equality agenda with the knowledge of knowing legislative backing is there if they needed it, it did focus the attentions of those who may not have necessarily wanted to focus on the equality agenda. Stop and Search disproportionality since 1995 Asian people have remained between 1.5 and 2.5 times more likely to be searched than white Black people have remained between 4 and 8 times more likely to be searched than white people Confidence not a top down measure anymore, but we need to understand who is confident and who isn’t in order to ensure equitable service delivery Lancashire Example 84% - white users satisfied with the overall police contact experience compared to 79%- need to understand the reasons for this (from force satisfaction data ending march 2010) To go back to the double whammy of introducing elections as a mechanism to be accountable for the service that is provided locally- I would just like to explore this further- if focusing on the risks localism can look like this-go to next slide BEING CYNICAL-WHOSE CONFIDENCE IS THE PCC LIKELY TO BE INTERESTED? LOOK AT RISKS OF LOCALISM
- To parts of London 5 miles apart, one in the 10% of most deprived areas YOU WILL SEE THIS REPLICATED ACROSS the UK , ALTHOUGH London are retaining the current governance model and has measures built in to try and address the concerns the APA have and I have around equalities being lost
- Collective challenges for all the public sector, police authorities will be part of the solution/problem depending on the thinking of those that lead, or seek to represent the communities. Social enterprise- risks and gaps- bureaucracy of it, insurance etc give example of one old lady going into another friends house to give her company and cup of tea- equated to a risk and a £3000 insurance payment to cover health and safety. Socio economic duty welcome to help focus the public sector statutory bodies to lift the most deprived communities out of poverty, however
- Eg 1981 Brixton Riots, Operation Swamp, when very limited bureaucracy existed, this translated to no accountability and therefore no sense of fairness to many of the most vulnerable and diverse communities leading to the unrest seen in 1981