Governance and Policy
Governance and Policy Team
The team is headed up by Alison Connelly and comprises two sections:
1. Governance
In a nutshell governance means “making sure things are done properly”. This means making sure any legislative or policy changes are incorporated into the work of the authority and GMP. It also means checking that the authority and force are meeting their legal duties in terms of things like partnership working, equalities and Freedom of Information.
How do we do this?
To meet these aims, the authority is in the process of producing a strategic risk register. This enables the authority to foresee and thus plan for any changes in circumstances (planned or unplanned) which may arise. In addition, GMPA monitors and produces any information required for the various inspection processes which the organisation goes through. These inspections include those made by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabularies, the Audit Commission (AC) and the Police Use of Resources (PURE). To meet statutory partnership duties, a partnership strategy will be produced to direct effective and useful partnership working at all levels; local, Greater Manchester-wide and regional.
2. Policy
The policy side to things requires GMPA to write and develop new policies and ensure that any existing policies are compliant. In addition, the organisation must adhere to these policies in its everyday work. This compliance needs to be across the spectrum in terms of staff, member and volunteer working.
How do we do this?
Where appropriate, training is provided. Also, GMPA anticipates and reacts to legislative changes promptly. This is achieved through a significant amount of research which looks at any political or procedural changes in direction.
In addition, GMPA is currently working on developing an Equalities Impact Assessment framework, which will be used to ensure all policies are consistent and in line with statutory requirements. The ultimate aim with this is for staff, members and volunteers to consider the impact of a policy on different sectors of society when they are researching and planning their policy as opposed to testing its impact after it has been produced.
This page was last updated on 28 September 2009