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Committees & Panels

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

All agenda, reports and minutes for previous committee meetings can be obtained by contacting:

Cambridgeshire Police Authority
Room G038
Cambridgeshire Constabulary Headquarters
Hinchingbrooke Park
Huntingdon
PE29 6NP

Tel: 0845 345 4335
Email: police.authority@cambs.pnn.police.uk

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 and panels that report directly to the Police Authority are:

Eastern Region Collaboration Joint Statutory Committee
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Scrutiny and Audit Committee

The Committee monitors the performance of the Constabulary against the targets as determined by the National Policing Plan and the Cambridgeshire Policing Plan and reviews and scrutinises the performance of both the Authority and Constabulary in several areas, in particular the functions of Audit, Efficiency and Best Value.

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Human Resources & Training Panel

The Panel has an oversight of Constabulary human resource matters and monitors policies, practices and performance of the Constabulary in reltion to the recruitment, retention, development and training matters, health, safety and welfare (inc. Occupational Health) and diversity of Police Officers and support staff under the direction and control of the Chief Constable.

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Finance & Resources Committee

The main purpose of the Committee is to consider draft revenue and capital estimates and to recommend the Budget and Council Tax precept level to the Full Authority.  It also approves the 3 year Strategic Plan and the Cambridgeshire Policing Plan, in addition to overseeing of human resources matters.

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Professional Standards Committee

The purpose of the Committee is to satisfy the Police Authority's statutory duties and to enhance public confidence in relation to the complaints and discipline process and professional standards within the Constabulary.  This involves the oversight of all matters relating to Professional Standards (complaints and discipline) of all ranks of officers (including the Special Constabulary) and, as appropriate, Police Staff; and will include pension forfeiture, Occupational Health appeals and any other quasi-judicial decision-making or appeal process for staff (including any directly appointed members of staff of the Police Authority)

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Ethical Standards Committee

The Committee's main role is to promote and maintain high standards of conduct by Members of the Authority and to assist Members to observe the Members' Code of Conduct.  Where appropriate, the Committee also deals with any reports from a case tribunal or interim case tribunal, and any report from the Monitoring Officer on any matter which is referred by an Ethical Standards Officer to the Monitoring Officer.

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Citizen Focus Panel

The Panel oversees the statutory duties of the Police Authority with regard to public consultation and manages and coordinates the development of an Independent Advisory Group and the administration thereof, in conjunction with the Constabulary.

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Way Forward Panel

This Panel provides an informal forum for the Chairman and Chairmen of Panels & Committees to discuss emerging strategic issues which may affect the Authority's work and to determine the "Way Forward".

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Seminars

The Police Authority members meet to discuss current issues.

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Tel: 0845 345 4335    Fax: 01480 425748    Email: police.authority@cambs.pnn.police.uk
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