Committees

A meeting of the Northern Joint Police Board will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, on Thursday, 22 November 2007 at 10.30 am.

 

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Roslyn Pieroni

Clerk to the Board

 

Declarations of Interest – Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting. Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest. Advice may be sought from Officers prior to the meeting taking place.   

 

1.    Apologies for Absence

 

2.    Minutes – Previous Meeting  

 

There are circulated for confirmation Minutes of Board Meeting of 14 September 2007.

 

3.   Minutes – Finance and Policy Working Group                              

 

There are circulated for confirmation Minutes of Finance and Policy Working Group of 9 October 2007 .

 

There are also circulated for homologation:

 

i.   copy Letter from the Clerk to the Scottish Parliament Justice Committee
     comprising the Board’s submission to the Committee’s Inquiry into the
     Effective Use of Police Resources (item 2 of the Minutes refers); and

ii.  copy Letter from the Clerk to the Scottish Government concerning the
     forthcoming transfer of Northern Constabulary ICT staff and property to
     the Scottish Police Services Authority (item 3 of the Minutes refers).

 

4.    Minutes – Complaints Working Group                                         

 

There are circulated for confirmation Minutes of Complaints Working Group of 1 November 2007.

 

5.    Minutes – Audit Working Group                                           

 

There are circulated for confirmation Minute of Audit Working Group of 1 November 2007 .

 

6.    Revenue Budget Monitoring Statement 2007/08                     

 

There is circulated Report No. pol-47-07 dated 12 November 2007 comprising a statement and commentary by the Chief Constable on Revenue Expenditure and Income for the period to 1 April to 31 October 2007.

 

7.    Capital Expenditure Monitoring Statement 2007/08               

 

There is circulated Report No. pol-48-07 dated 12 November 2007 comprising a statement and commentary by the Chief Constable on Capital Expenditure for the period to 1 April to 31 October 2007.

 

8.   Procurement Report

 

There is circulated for noting Report No. pol-49-07 by the Chief Constable providing Members with a progress report on recent procurement activity.

 

9.   Independent Custody Visiting Scheme –  Scottish Progress
      Report 2006/07

 

There is circulated for information copy Report as submitted by the Clerk on behalf of the Board for inclusion in the Scottish Independent Custody Visiting Scheme Progress Report for 2006/07, to be published in the near future.

 

10.  Chief Constable’s Periodic Report                                      

 

There is circulated for noting Report No. POL50/07 by the Chief Constable comprising his Periodic Report and covering the following issues:-

 

i.   Crime and Road Accident Statistics (circulated in a separate booklet);

ii.  Crime Situation; and

iii. Update from Operational Support Services Unit.

 

11.  Letters of Appreciation 

 

There will be tabled for noting 51 letters of appreciation received by the Chief Constable for the period from 1 August to 30 September 2007.  There is also circulated Report No. pol-51-07 dated 17 October 2007 by the Chief Constable illustrating letters of appreciation.

 

12. Complaints against the Police    

 

There is circulated Report No. pol-52-07 dated 17 October 2007 by the Chief Constable regarding complaints against Police Officers from 1 August to 30 September 2007.

 

It is recommended that the Complaints Book specifying complaints against Northern Constabulary, which will be available for inspection by members prior to the meeting, be declared exempt by virtue of Paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

 

13. Schedule of Meetings

 

There is circulated Report No. pol-53-07 dated 12 November 2007 by the Clerk recommending a schedule of meetings for 2008 and a remit to the Clerk to make the necessary arrangements.

 

14. Execution of Deeds

 

Members are asked to note the following deed recently executed on behalf of the Board:

 

Disposition by Northern Joint Police Board in favour of Morton Crichton Roer and Jennifer Kathryn Roer of 150 sq.m. of land at 9A Viewfield Road, Inverness