How We Work
This section provides information about meetings of the Police Authority and its Committees. Links are provided to enable you to view the Agendas, Papers and Minutes for meetings. If you cannot find the meeting information that you require please contact us.
Please click here to view the Police Authority Calendar.
Constitution
The Police Authority has agreed a Constitution which sets out how the Authority operates, how decisions are made and the procedures which are followed to ensure the provision of an effective and efficient police service and to be accountable to local people.
Some of these processes are prescribed by the law, others are matters for the Police Authority’s discretion. The Appendices to the Constitution contain a number of documents that relate to the business of the Authority.
Oversight and monitoring of the Constitution is undertaken by the Authority’s Corporate Governance Committee based on any specific recommendations submitted by the Monitoring Officer. Other than routine updating, such as the inclusion of a revised appendix, changes to the Constitution have to be agreed by the Police Authority in a formal meeting.
Formal Meetings
All the members of the Police Authority meet together formally approximately 5 times per year regarding the work of the Police Authority. The Authority also has a number of specialist Committees who undertake more detailed work and make recommendations to the Full Police Authority on policy and strategic issues. All the Authority’s formal meetings are open to the public to attend and are webcast.
Webcast - want to see the meeting?
The Police Authority film all their formal meetings so that you can watch them live on the internet. We also record them so you can watch them on the Internet at a later date to suit you. A recorded film of the Police Authority’s meetings can be accessed from our website at any time for six months after the date the meeting took place.
If you do not have access to the Internet, we may also be able to provide you with a copy of a filmed meeting on DVD for a nominal charge - please contact us to find out about this option.
Further details can be found on our webcasting page.
Full Authority Meetings
The dates for future meetings of the full Authority are listed below. Meetings start at 10.00am and are held at the Headquarters of the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary at Middlemoor in Exeter. If you would like an Agenda for a forthcoming meeting or would like to attend any of these meeting please contact the Police Authority office to confirm meeting arrangements.
Future Full Authority Meetings
- 12 February 2010 - 10.00hrs @ Training College Conference Room
- 23 April 2010 - 10.00hrs @ Training College Conference Room
- 25 June 2010 - 10.00hrs @ Training College Conference Room
- 17 September 2010 - 10.00hrs @ Training College Conference Room
- 10 December 2010 - 10.00hrs @ Training College Conference Room
- 18 February 2011 - 10.00hrs @ Training College Conference Room
Previous Full Authority Meetings
27 November 2009 -10.00hrs @ Bodmin Conference Room
18 September 2009 - 10.00hrs @ Training College Conference Room
Confirmed minutes of the 18 September 2009 meeting
11 December 2009 -10.00hrs @Training College Conference Room
Confirmed minutes of the 11 December 2009 meeting
26 June 2009 (Annual meeting) - 10:00hrs @ Training College Conference Room
Confirmed minutes of the 26 June 2009 meeting
24 April 2009 - 10.00hrs @ Training College Conference Room
Confirmed minutes of the 24 April 2009 meeting
13 February 2009 - 10.00am @Training College Conference Room
Confirmed minutes of the 13 February 2009 meeting
5 December 2008 - 10.00am @Training College Conference Room
26 September 2008 - 10.00am @Training College Conference Room
Confirmed minutes of the 26 September 2008 meeting
9 May (Annual meeting) 2008 -
10.00am @ Daw Room, Devon County Council, Topsham Road, Exeter
27 June 2008 - 10.00am @Training College Conference Room
Special Meeting Friday 18 April 2008 -
10.00am @ Conference Room, Endeavour House, Exeter
Special Meeting Friday 14 March 2008 -
10.00am @ Conference Room, Endeavour House, Exeter
Friday 15 February 2008 -
10.00am @Daw Room, Devon County Council, Topsham Road, Exeter
Information for Authority meetings held prior to 2008 are in the archive section
Committee Meetings
These pages provide information about the Authority’s committee structure, the membership and terms of reference of each committee.
Committee meetings are currently closed to the public however for each meeting, a summary of issues discussed and any recommendations arising are brought before the full Authority and as such are included in the agenda of the subsequent full Authority meeting.