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S22A Agreement under the Police Act 1996 (as amended) to be a member of the Seven Force Strategic Collaboration Programme

Decision

For the Police and Crime Commissioner (“the Commissioner”) and Cambridgeshire Constabulary and the seven police areas in the Eastern Region and Kent to work together upon a programme of collaboration to be known as the Seven Force Strategic Collaboration Programme under Section 22A of the Police Act 1996 (as amended) (“the Agreement”).

Decision Summary

The Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner’s Business Coordination Board meeting on the 25th February 2016 discussed the agreement between the Police and Crime Commissioner, the Chief Constable and the seven police areas which describes the strategic collaboration programme.

The Parties agree to establish a Programme to progress consideration of joint working amongst them in Areas for Potential Collaboration to help address the efficiency of service delivery and whilst maintaining or improving the effectiveness of such service delivery to the communities of the seven police areas of the Parties.

The Programme will be known as the Seven Force Strategic Collaboration Programme and will develop business cases with proposals to collaborate in the Areas for Potential Collaboration subject to any limitations set by the Parties.