Committees

The Authority conducts its business through a number of committees which ultimately feed into the main Police Authority meetings.

To view a pdf of the programme of committee meetings for 2012, click here.

To view a list of previous and forthcoming meetings for each committee, please click through to further details below. To view a complete list of Full Police Authority Meetings click here

The committees that report directly to the Police Authority are:

Scrutiny, Audit and Assets Committee (formerly Scrutiny and Audit Committee)

The purpose of this Committee is to keep under continual review the Authority's audit, governance and risk management arrangements, the achievement of value for money, and the capital programme. This will be achieved by receiving monitoring reports in respect of all the Committee's responsibilities, assurance statements from the Authority's internal and external auditors on the audit plans and the adequacy of existing audit arrangements, reports on risk management embedment and the corporate risk register, information on actual performance against value for money and Capital Programme items including strategic issues relating to the following:

• The police estate;
• The computer and communication systems;
• Fleet;
• Uniforms and Personal Equipment;
• Such other costs that fall within the Capital Programme;
• Environment and sustainability;

and any other scrutiny matters of interest to the Committee and Authority.

Professional Standards & Human Resources Committee

The purpose of this committee is to exercise the Police Authority's powers and duties in respect of Professional Standards and Human Resources matters and to hold the Constabulary to account for the discharge of its responsibilities, thus helping to ensure the maintenance of an efficient and effective police force overall. This will be achieved by instigating procedures designed to monitor and scrutinise existing or planned policies, practices and performance of the Force, both at a corporate and local level.

Ethical Standards Committee

The purpose of this committee is to promote and maintain high standards of conduct of Members and to help Members to follow the Code of Conduct, and to act as an appellate body in relation to complaints against officers of the Norfolk Police Authority.

The Committee's membership includes three lay Independent Members - Stephen Revell, Bridgid Everitt and Richard Middleton - one of which must be the Chair of the Committee.   The Chair is currently Bridgid Everitt.

Performance and Engagement Committee (formerly Citizen Focus Committee)

The purpose of this committee is to work with the Constabulary and other partners to ensure the needs and expectations of individuals and local communities are reflected in police decision-making, service delivery and policy. To monitor and scrutinise the Chief Constable's performance in delivering the police service in general. To ensure the Authority's statutory responsibilities with regard to community engagement and equality are maintained and developed. To oversee the Police Authority's duties for the maintenance and operation of a scheme for the independent inspection of custody facilities and the welfare of detained persons.