The Scrutiny and Engagement section is lead by Sam Frenz and made up of three teams:
Through the Performance Group and meetings of the full police authority attended by all members, GMPA challenges Greater Manchester Police's chief constable, deputy chief constable and other chief officers about force performance. We challenge them on performance measures and targets set in the annual policing plan, and examine how Greater Manchester Police (GMP) compares with other similar forces.
Each year the Strategy and Resources Group considers proposals for 'thematic' scrutiny work, which means looking more closely at specific policing themes linked to areas of risk, harm, threat, and policing priorities. Examples of such work include looking at the policing of major events within Greater Manchester, studying the challenges in dealing with young people missing from home, and examining the links between anti-social behaviour and vulnerable victims.
Consultation and engagement work is hugely important to GMPA because your opinions help influence and inform important policing decisions, such as what areas Greater Manchester Police should be prioritising in future. If we don't find out what's important to you, then we can't effectively tackle the issues that matter.
We've got a dedicated Engagement Team that gives communities across Greater Manchester the chance to have their say on policing issues. They do this in a number of ways, such as the ‘Get My Point Across’ roadshow events which are specifically designed to get the police authority out and about talking to people in their communities .
In addition to consultation with the general public, we carry out targeted engagement with our minority communities, such as homeless people, the gypsy and traveller community, and various faith groups. Working with young people is a particular priority of ours and we've carried out specific consultations with young people on issues such as ‘confidence in policing’, ‘stop and search’, and ‘policing priorities’.
Our volunteers team is made up of members of the public willing to give up their time to be part of our independent custody visiting, appropriate adult, and animal welfare schemes. It's our responsibility to recruit, manage, train and support our volunteers, and make sure the scheme achieves its objectives.
This page was last updated on 12 October 2011