Scrutiny and Accountability Board

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Scrutiny and Accountability Board

Chaired by the Deputy Police & Crime Commissioner and attended by the Chief Constable’s Chief Officers, this Board enables in depth scrutiny of particular policing issues, particularly those identified in the Commissioner’s Police & Crime Reduction Plan and the Chief Constable’s associated Delivery Plan. The meeting also receives updates on key police performance and projects. Findings are fed through to the Strategic Board.

Agenda items and minutes from these meetings are available below:

2019 meetings

Topics Discussed	Minutes
Hate Crime and Antisocial behaviour	May 2019
Section 60 Stop Search Use Knife Crime update	June 2019
Stalking, Harassment and Coercive Control	August 2019
Force Position on Fraud	September 2019
Wellbeing and Culture	November 2019

2020 meetings

Topics Discussed	Minutes
Use of Force data Update on Automated Facial Recognition (AFR)	January 2020
Victim Satisfaction	February 2020
Disproportionality	August 2020
Update on Automated Facial Recognition (AFR) Independent Custody Visiting (ICV) Scheme during Covid-19	September 2020
Community Engagement	November 2020
Update on Automated Facial Recognition (AFR) Race Equality Plan	December 2020

2021 meetings

Topics Discussed	Minutes
Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Representation	February 2021
Update on Automated Facial Recognition (AFR) Update on Community Engagement	March 2021
Child Protection	May 2021
The Role of the PCSO in supporting the delivery of Community Safety and Neighbourhood Policing	August 2021
Force Action around 101 waiting times	September 2021
Knife Crime	November 2021
Mental Health Markers Out of Court Disposal Scrutiny Panel Findings	December 2021

2022 meetings

Topics Discussed	Minutes
Actions and Updates of previous meeting; - Mental Health Markers - Out of Court Disposal Scrutiny Panels Business Assurance Report – 2021/22 Recommendations Summary overview Update	March 2022
Progress of Force Race Equality & Anti-Racism Work	April 2022

2023 meetings

Topics Discussed	Minutes
Child Exploitation and Vulnerability	February 2023

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