Full Authority
The Full Authority ensures the maintenance of an efficient and effective police force for the area; considers and approves the three-year Policing Plan; sets the annual capital and revenue budget and precept level for the area and monitors the Chief Constable’s performance against the Plan.
- Full Authority meeting dates and membership
Audit Committee
The Committee reviews the Authority’s internal and external audit plans and systems, including delivery and the risk management process. It also considers and approves the Governance Statement, Statement of Accounts, Statement on Internal Control and the Annual Audit letter.
The committee has 6 members and usually meet 3 times a year.
- Audit Committee meeting dates and membership
Community Engagement Committee
The Committee oversees the statutory duties of the Police Authority with regard to public consultation and engagement and complaints. It also monitors other issues such as partnership working, arrangements for Independent Custody Visitors and professional standards matters.
The committee has 10 members (all the appointed CDRP PALs) and usually meet 4 times a year.
- Community Engagement Committee meeting dates and membership
Human Resources Committee
The Committee considers all matters relating to the recruitment, retention, training, development, equal opportunities, diversity and conditions of service for police officers and civilian staff. In addition, the Committee overviews the Authority’s responsibility for Health and Safety issues.
The committee has 6 members and normally meets quarterly.
- Human Resources Committee meeting dates and membership
Policy and Planning Committee
The Committee works with the Constabulary to prepare and recommend to the Full Authority a three-year rolling strategic plan and consider how this is published. The Committee also prepares the annual report, oversees the Authority’s contributions to collaboration with Bedfordshire and other collaboration matters, and monitors the contribution of the Authority to the Association of Police Authorities.
This committee has 6 members and usually meet 6 times a year.
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Resources Committee
The Committee examines the draft revenue and capital budgets for the ensuing year and recommends to the Full Authority a budget and precept level set in accordance with the Policing Plan.
The committee has 8 members and usually meet 7 times a year.
- Resources Committee meeting dates and membership
Scrutiny Committee
The Committee monitors the performance of the Constabulary against the targets in the three-year Policing Plan. In order to achieve this, the Committee establishes and quality assure time-limited topic groups to investigate any particular issues that merit more detailed scrutiny.
The committee will comprise 6 members and usually meet 6 times a year.
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Standards Committee
The purpose of the Committee is to promote and maintain high standards of conduct by members of the Authority and to assist members observe the Code of Conduct. This includes training and the determination of complaints against members.
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Safer Neighbourhoods
The Committee oversees the statutory duties of the Police Authority with regard to public consultation and engagement and complaints. It also monitors other issues such as partnership working, arrangements for Independent Custody Visitors and professional standards matters.
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Eastern Region Collaboration Joint Statutory Committee
Hertfordshire Police Authority works in partnership with other police authorities in the eastern region.
- Eastern Region Collaboration Joint Statutory Committee meeting dates and membership