MPA & MPS Budget book 2006-07

MPA Revenue and Capital Budget Book 2006/07
Business Group:
Responsible Officer:
Territorial Policing
Assistant Commissioner Territorial Policing
Service Description:
TP Business Group
In 2005/6 Territorial Policing Business Group (TP) consisted of two groups: Boroughs and Territorial
Policing Headquarters (TPHQ), including the Crime Command. In April 2006 the Crime Command
restructures to provide stronger focus on tackling violent crime.
Borough role/function
There are 32 borough units within TP. Borough based policing is the primary MPS policing unit,
meeting the needs of 24/7 policing and providing a response service based on partnership working.
Boroughs focus their delivery by taking specific action in support of the corporate policing priorities
and local priorities identified with their local partners in their Crime and Disorder Reduction Plans. TP
will roll out its Safer Neighbourhood teams to focus on delivering local policing during 2006/07 to
provide a team for every ward in London.
TPHQ role/function
TPHQ provides leadership through effective tasking of TP resources, monitoring and improving
performance and providing support to help boroughs to deliver against corporate targets. TPHQ
resources are structured as follows:
• Violent Crime Command.
• Volume Crime Command which includes criminal justice and performance/strategic development.
• Community Safety and Partnership including safer neighbourhoods.
• Modernising operations - Patrol and Metcall.
• Business Development which focuses on resource planning to support strategic development
and the delivery of policing services across the MPS.
• Territorial Policing Support Command, which includes the TP Support Command Unit and
focuses on pan London resource management to support the delivery of policing services across
the MPS.
Key Activities:
TP Operational Priorities 2006/07
• To maintain an effective response to suspected and actual terrorist incidents.
• To reduce the level of gun enabled crime.
• To improve neighborhood safety (incl. Road safety).
• To improve our contribution to the effectiveness of the criminal justice system.
• Citizen Focus and Demand Management.
• To reduce the level of serious violence and increase the number of violent offenders brought to
justice (inc. hate crime, rape and domestic violence).
TP Programme of Work 2006/07
TP continues to be committed to the development of its business to deliver more effective and
efficient services to the people of London. Much of the work required is set out within the following
key enabling projects:
• Modernising operations.
• Revitalising the contribution to the Criminal Justice System.
• Safer Neighbourhoods – reassurance based policing.
• Workforce modernization.
• Resource planning.
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