Agenda and minutes

Surrey Police and Crime Panel Complaints Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 5 April 2016 10.30 am

Venue: Committee Room A, County Hall. View directions

Contact: Huma Younis  Email: huma.younis@surreycc.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

14/16

APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN

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    To appoint a Chairman for the purpose of the meeting.

     

    Note: As the Complaint Sub-Committee relies on a pooled membership, those in attendance will be required to nominate a Chairman for the purpose of the meeting.

    Minutes:

    Councillor John O’Reilly was elected as Chairman for the purpose of this meeting.

15/16

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

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    The Chairman to report apologies for absence.

    Minutes:

    Apologies were received from Cllr Victor Broad and Anne Hoblyn.

16/16

DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS

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    To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests from Members of the Panel in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.

    Minutes:

    None.

17/16

EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC

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    Recommendation: That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972 and in accordance with the Panel’s agreed protocol, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information under the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

    Minutes:

    RESOLVED: That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972 and in accordance with the Panel’s agreed protocol, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information under Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

18/16

COMPLAINT AGAINST THE SURREY POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER

    In accordance with the Elected Local Policing Bodies (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2012 and the Panel’s agreed complaints protocol, the Complaints Sub-Committee is asked to seek the informal resolution of the attached complaint.

Minutes:

The Complaints Sub-Committee received a complaint against the Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).

 

·         Having considered the original complaint, and a statement from the PCC, the Sub-Committee unanimously agreed to not uphold the complaint.

·         It was agreed that a recorded vote be made available to the public; Margaret Cooksey and Dorothy Ross-Tomlin voted in support of adding additional comments in relation to the complaint.  Ken Harwood and John O’Reilly voted against adding further comments to the complaint, John O’Reilly used his casting vote as chair in order for additional comments not to be added to the complaint.

19/16

PUBLICITY OF PART 2 ITEMS

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    To consider whether the items considered under Part 2 of the agenda should be made available to the press and public.

    Minutes:

    The Committee agreed there would not be any disclosure of the discussion to the press and public.

     

    RESOLVED: That a letter be sent to the Complainants and to the Police and Crime Commissioner, setting out the findings of the Complaints Sub- Committee.