28 January 2025
Record of actions and decisions
Title: Chief Officer's Management Board - Strategic
Date: Tuesday 28 January 2025
Venue: County Room and virtual via Microsoft Teams
Attendees
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| CC Tim Smith (Chair) | Chief Constable (CC) |
| DCC Peter Ayling | Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) |
| ACC Nigel Brookes | Local Policing Directorate |
| ACO Richard Leicester | Director of HR and Learning & Development |
| ACO Gavin McKinnon | Head of Media and Comms |
| ACO Claire Medhurst | Director of Support Services Directorate |
| ACC Andy Pritchard | Serious Crime Directorate |
| T/ACC Tracey Quiller | Central Operations Directorate |
| ACC Simon Wilson | Crime Directorate |
| PSE Jonathan Castle | Chief Finance Officer |
| T/DCS Supt Rob Kirby | Head of Learning and Development, item 3 |
| DCS Patrick Holmes | Head of FCIR, item 4 |
| PSE Sonya Gransden | Chief of Staff |
| Insp Donna Cork | Staff Officer to DCC |
| PSE Emma Lewis | Staff Officer to Director SSD |
| PSE Catherine Hughes (Minutes) | Executive Assistant to CC |
By invitation:
Kent County Council Corporate Management Team, via Teams, item 9.
1. Approval of the record from Tuesday 14 January 2025
The record of the last meeting was approved.
2. Matters arising/action updates
There were no actions due at this meeting.
3. Force engagement with College of Policing
T/DCS Rob Kirby presented the paper as previously shared with the meeting which set out a brief summary of each core element of the College of Policing’s Digital Twin force engagement report. The report is drawn from internal College of Policing systems and gives a snapshot of recorded force engagement with their various products.
Chief Officers acknowledged the recommendations enacted by Learning and Development and no further decision was required. There were no actions.
4. Contact Management Technology Programme
This item is commercially sensitive and will be redacted from any publication scheme.
5. Finance 2024/2025 update period 9
PSE Jonathan Castle presented the high-level financial update paper for Q3 (period 9) 2024/25 as previously shared with the meeting. In summary, the forecast is for an underspend of £1.8m on service expenditure budgets. However, an additional £0.5m of council tax surplus has led to the projected position being one of £2.3m underspend.
Decision:
Referring to table one of the report, Chief Officers approved rolling forward £544k allocated to IT projects (Data Transformation, DFU and Contact Management) into 2025/26 reserves.
PSE Castle noted attrition from October onwards has been significantly below forecast levels resulting in a cost pressure of £500k.
The Chief Constable asked to be kept updated on any changes in the PFI, SERPIC and XL Bullies financial position.
6. Finance capital budgets quarterly review
Decision:
A £12k increase in budget for the Clift Room refurbishment for a media briefing centre was approved by the Chief Constable.
7. Feedback from CO All Out Day - 21 January 2025
Chief Officers summarised their experiences across the county during the most recent All Out Day which focused on DPR. Feedback is being collated and any areas for action will be identified and shared for further discussion.
8. Any other business
There was no further business for the open session.
Date of next meeting
Tuesday 11 February 2025, 1pm, County Room.
CLOSED SESSION – no record taken.
- Kent County Council Corporate Management Team - attendees agreed to liaise with their counterparts to further discuss collaborative opportunities.
New action 01/25:
It was agreed to schedule in another meeting between KCC and CMT and Chief Officers for approximately three months time.