3 April 2024
Minutes of Meeting
Meeting: COT Board
Venue: HQ, Haigh Room
Date and Time: 3rd April 2024
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ATTENDANCE CC Forber DCC Bisset T/ACC Catherine Clarke T/ACC Wayne Fox CFO Louise Branford-White CI Roffe – Staff Officer Leanne Slater – Executive Support
APOLOGIES ACO Lisa Stitt |
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ITEM 1: Operational Update Summary of Discussion: The incidents of note from the weekend were discussed and no further actions are required. |
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ITEM 2: Performance by exception Summary of Discussion: DCC Bisset provided an update on the latest performance statistics and discussions took place around areas for development through Force Performance Meeting. CC Forber requested amendments to the weekly performance pack for further inclusion. (Action 553) |
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ITEM 3: Action/Decision Log Review Summary of Discussion: The action decision log was updated in line with updates provided ahead of the meeting and discussions held within the meeting. The following actions were closed;
529 – COT Communications Update – Update provided and action complete 534 – Spec Ops Comms Plan – Assurance provided, and item closed 535 – POPS Conference – Position confirmed, and item closed 536/537 - Op Bridger – Update provided and letter to be issued in relation to reporting. Closed 538 – Social Media Presence – Guidance agreed. Further action 555 created around a review of the structure and content of webpages, social media, and community messenger. 540 – Anti-racist conference – Attendance confirmed, and item closed 546 – ELP Review – Meeting to be attended. Action closed. 547 – College Learn Masterclasses – Direction provided to L&D. 548 – Pre-joiner events – Discussions taken place with L&D and benchmarking to take place 549 – National Investigation Standards Board – Confirmed representation. Action closed. 550 – Drone Pilots Awareness – Instruction provided, and item closed 552 – PPRB Meeting – Meeting not attended. Closed |
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ITEM 4: COT Forward Planner Summary of Discussion: The forward planner was discussed, and the custody paper originally scheduled for 17th April was removed as this item is not required at this time. |
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ITEM 5: Urgent financial decisions and updates Summary of Discussion: None of note. |
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ITEM 6: Any other portfolio updates by exception Summary of Discussion: None of note. |
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ITEM 7: Attendance at Events Summary of Discussion: Force Iftar – 3rd April 2024 Long Service and Good Conduct Ceremony – 10th April 2024 |
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ITEM 8 Any other business Summary of Discussion: 8.1 COT Visibility It was agreed to review the weekly COT commitments at COT Board for the following 2-week period and look ahead to ensure visibility and cover. (Action 554) 8.2 Governance Discussions took place around the current governance structure and some suggestions were provided which will be fed into the Governance and Assurance Lead so they can be picked up as part of the governance review. (Action 556)
8.3 Officer Moves Decision: Due to the organisational priority around the vacant Chief Supt position for Safeguarding, it was agreed to move Chief Supt into this role from 15th April and instead hold the Chief Supt Corp Development post vacant. This will be fed into the Organisational Design Project for further consideration.
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DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING Date of next meeting: 10th April 2024 Time: 09:30am |