Nottinghamshire Police Authority

Police Authority members sit on different committees depending on their skills, interests and experience.

The committees are as follows:

Police Authority

Chair - Cllr Jon Collins
A full Police Authority meeting is attended by all the members of the Authority, members of the senior officer team, often the Chief Constable, and Police Authority officers. These meetings are designed to ensure the maintenance of an efficient and effective police force for the area, with appropriate governance.

Members of the public may ask questions at the start of these meetings. If you would like to ask a question, please inform the Police Authority Office at least five days before the meeting.

Community Engagement & Partnerships Committee

Chair - Independent member Steff Webber
The role of this committee is to provide effective dialogue with the people who live, work and visit Nottinghamshire in order to improve public confidence in both the Force and the Authority. In addition, the committee will enhance the Authority’s role in partnership working whilst ensuring effective partnership structures within the Force.

Members of this committee are:

Ms Melanie Futer (Vice Chair)
Mrs Gill Harrison
Councillor Keith Longdon
Councillor Carole McCulloch
Mrs Kam Sandhu
Ms Steff Webber (Chair)
Councillor Gordon Wheeler

Click here to see the terms of reference for this committee.

HR & Professional Standards Committee

Chair - Cllr Mike Quiqley
This committee ensures the adequacy of the Force’s human resource strategies, policies and practices including health & safety, grievances and appeals. In addition, the committee oversees compliance with equality, diversity and human rights requirements of both the Force and Authority. It also scrutinises the nature of complaints and the manner in which they are handled by the Authority and Force. This committee is also responsible for the recruitment and conduct of ACPO ranked officers.

Members of this committee are:

Councillor Glynn Gilfoyle
Mrs Gill Harrison (Vice Chair)
Dr Phil Hodgson
Councillor Ian Malcolm
Councillor Mike Quigley MBE (Chair)
Mrs Kam Sandhu
Mr Alan Street

Click here to see the terms of reference for this committee.

Finance & Business Committee

Chair - Cllr Glynn Gilfoyle
The role of this committee is to ensure that both the Authority and Force have appropriate corporate governance structures and risk management strategies. In addition it scrutinises the financial management and IT strategy of the Authority and Force to secure value for money. This committee is responsible for developing and monitoring a value for money framework for the Force. The Chairs of the other committees are members of this committee as it is responsible for the Authority’s risk management register.

Members of this committee are:

Councillor John Clarke
Councillor Jon Collins
Councillor Glynn Gilfoyle (Chair)
Prof Simon Holdaway
Councillor Eric Kerry (Vice Chair)
Councillor Mike Quigley MBE
Ms Steff Webber

Click here to see the terms of reference for this committee.

Performance & Policing Committee

Chair - Independent member Simon Holdaway
The role of this committee is to ensure the development of a comprehensive performance framework for the Force as well as checking the adequacy of strategies for the Authority and the Police Service, including policies and practices with regard to local and strategic policing issues. This committee has responsibility for the development of regional collaboration. It is also responsible for co-ordinating the annual Policing Plan and monitoring the policing pledge.

Members of this committee are:

Councillor Jon Collins
Dr Phil Hodgson (Vice Chair)
Prof Simon Holdaway (Chair)
Councillor Eric Kerry
Councillor Keith Longdon
Mr Phillip Marsh JP
Mr Alan Street

Click here to see the terms of reference for this committee.

Scrutiny Committee (Domestic Violence)

Members of this committee are:

Ms Melanie Futer
Councillor Eric Kerry
Mr Philip Marsh JP
Mrs Kam Sandhu (Chair)
Mr Alan Street

Standards Committee

This committee is responsible for Standards and Conduct matters relating to Members and formally receives the Authority's Statement of Accounts.

Members of this committee are:

Councillor John Clarke
Ms Melanie Futer
Mr Jeff Grant (Vice Chair) (Independent Lay Member)
Mrs Gill Harrison
Mr Rodney Hughes (Chair) (Independent Lay Member)
Councillor Ian Malcolm
Mr Phillip Marsh JP
Councillor Carole McCulloch
Ms Elaine Minnighan (Independent Lay Member)

Click here to see the terms of reference for this committee.

Three Independent Lay Members from outside the Authority are appointed to this Committee to help increase public confidence, provide a clear signal that the Committee is fair and bring a wider perspective from their outside experiences

We are always pleased to see members of the public at our meetings, so that you can see how we make decisions about policing and monitor police performance. However, this is NOT a public forum. You may only observe and you cannot join in with your views at these meetings.

For a full list of our meetings please click here. Agendas and minutes are available on request from the Police Authority.

In addition, there a number of project boards for specific tasks, where members work alongside the police force to monitor and help with the development process.