The Statutory Roleof the Chief Executiveand Monitoring Officer

DRAFT APACE Statement on the Role of the Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer of the Police and Crime Commissioner

Role of the Chief Executive

• Statute• Professional Standards/Codes• Key duties and responsibilities• Leadership• Monitoring Officer

Statute

Head of the Commissioner’s staff / Head of paid service• Paragraph 6(1)(a)Schedule 1 PRSRA’11• Section 4(1A) Local Government and Housing Act 1989

Monitoring Officer• Section 5(1C) Local Government and Housing Act 1989

NB. Additional/separate statute requirements for London and Wales

Professional Standards

Draft Staff Code of Conduct• Honesty, integrity; impartiality, objectivity• Accountability;• Respect;• Stewardship;• Equality• Openness• Duty of trust

Professional Standards

Solicitors Regulatory Authority• uphold the rule of law and the proper administration of justice;• integrity;• independence;• act in the best interests of client;• provide a proper standard of service;• maintain the trust of the public;• comply with your legal and regulatory obligations;• run your business effectively and in accordance with proper governance

and sound financial and risk management principles;• encourage equality of opportunity and respect for diversity; and• protect client money and assets

Professional Standards

Chartered Management Institute• Maintaining high standards of professional conduct and

competence• Acting openly and with integrity• Being accountable for your actions and applying sound

judgement• Motivating and supporting others and showing them respect• Contributing positively to organisational objectives

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• strategy and resource planning; • partnership working, commissioning and service

delivery;• information management (including obtaining the

views of the public, research, strategic needs assessments);

• scrutiny, evaluation and performance; and • ensuring an efficient and effective OPCC

Leadership

Managerial / Political

• effective leadership, maintaining focus, vision and values through creative thinking, rigorous analysis and challenge;

• emotional intelligence, political awareness and sensitivity. • being a role model; • sharing values, ideas and ethics;• motivational / inspirational;• flexible;• building robust relationships;

Monitoring Officer

Role• Ensure the PCC and their office acts lawfully• Report any proposal, decision or omission that is or is

likely to be: – a contravention of any enactment or rule of law or of

any code of practice; or– any such maladministration or injustice

• extends to the non-operational decision making of both the PCC and CC

Monitoring Officer

Practical Implications• decisions taken by the PCC/chief constable are taken with

legal advice;• the right to attend any meeting and advise on any decision

which binds the PCC;• direct access to the independent audit committee;• the CC’s legal adviser has full access to the CX; • the scheme of governance, etc of both PCC and CC

outline MO’s role;• right of access to any documents;• unqualified access to any non-operational information and

employee;• effective relationships between the CFOs, CX and CC.