EXECUTIVE BOARD 2/2010

Meeting Number:

2/2010

Date:

04/03/2010

Location:

Command Block Conference Room

Duration:

13:00 - 13:15 

Present:

Mr M Craik – Chief Constable (Chair)
Mr S Ashman – Assistant Chief Constable (Area Operations) 
Mr S Culkin – Assistant Chief Officer (Finance & Resources)
Mr B McCardle – Assistant Chief Officer (Human Resources)
Mrs L Bryden – Corporate Development (Secretary) 

Invitees:

 

Apologies for absence:

Mrs S Sim – Deputy Chief Constable
Mr J Campbell – Assistant Chief Constable (Central Support) 

OPEN SESSION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

1. OPENING

The Chair opened the meeting and welcomed all members

2. MINUTES OF THE OPEN SESSION OF EXECUTIVE BOARD HELD ON 11 JANUARY 2009

The minutes of the open session of Executive Board held on 11 January 2010, having been previously circulated, were agreed as an accurate record.

i) MINUTES OF THE OPEN SESSION OF EXTRAORDINARY EXECUTIVE BOARD HELD ON 29 JANUARY 2010

The minutes of the open session of Extraordinary Executive Board held on 29 January 2010, having been previously circulated, were agreed as an accurate
record, subject to the following amendment:

  1. Under item 2 – Delegated Authority for Resourcing Changes. The minutes be amended to reflect that members’ agreed to confer delegated authority to
    Assistant Chief Officer (Finance and Resources), in addition to Assistant Chief Officer (Human Resources), to sanction establishment changes on behalf of
    the Chief Officer Team.

ACTION: SECRETARY

DISCHARGED

3. MATTERS ARISING

There were no matters arising.

4. HEADQUARTERS REDEVELOPMENT – ESTABLISHMENT OF PROJECT

This paper was withdrawn.

5. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Assistant Chief Officer (Finance and Resources) presented a previously circulated report which sought members’ approval to adopt an environmental policy.

He explained that one of the eight strategic aims of the force’s ‘2020 Vision’ is the aim of sustainable development and that the force has recently employed consultants to help achieve certification to the international environmental standard ISO 14001 and an environmental policy is a cornerstone in this process.

He went on to explain that the 2009/10 Police Use of Resources Evaluation (PURE) Assessment has "the use of natural resources" as a Key Line of Enquiry for the first time and the Audit Commission guidance states that forces should have an environmental policy.

Following a brief discussion, members AGREED:

  1. To the force adopting the proposed Environmental Policy.

ACTION: ASSISTANT CHIEF OFFICER (FINANCE AND RESOURCES)

DISCHARGED

6. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

No items were raised.

7. DATE, TIME AND VENUE OF NEXT EXECUTIVE BOARD

6 April 2010, 1pm, Command Block Conference Room

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