Meeting Details

Meeting Summary
West Midlands Police and Crime Panel
2 Feb 2026 - 14:00 to 17:00
Scheduled
  • Documents
  • Attendance
  • Visitors
  • Declarations of Interests

Documents

Agenda

Public Agenda
1 NOTICE OF RECORDING

The Chair to advise/meeting to note that this meeting will be webcast for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council's Public-I microsite (please click this linkand that members of the press/public may record and take photographs except where there are confidential or exempt items.

 

 

2 APOLOGIES
To receive any apologies.
3 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members are reminded they must declare all relevant  pecuniary and other registerable interests arising from any business to be discussed at this meeting.

 

If a disclosable pecuniary interest is declared a Member must not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must not remain in the room unless they have been granted a dispensation.

 

If other registerable interests are declared a Member may speak on the matter only if members of the public are allowed to speak at the meeting but otherwise must not take part in any discussion or vote on the matter and must not remain in the room unless they have been granted a dispensation.    

 

If it is a ‘sensitive interest’, Members do not have to disclose the nature of the interest, just that they have an interest.

 

Information on the Local Government Association's Model Councillor Code of Conduct is set out via http://bit.ly/3WtGQnN. This includes, at Appendix 1, an interests flowchart which provides a simple guide to declaring interests at meetings.

 

 

 

To consider the progress of actions arising from previous Panel meetings.

To receive questions from members of the public notified to the Panel in advance of the meeting.

Any member of the public who lives, works, or studies in the West Midlands (other than police officers and police staff) can ask a question at the meeting about the Panel’s role and responsibilities. Questions must be submitted in writing 4 days before the meeting to wmpcp@birmingham.gov.uk

To receive a statement from the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, Simon Foster, on the following question asked by the Panel:

“In view of the Home Secretary’s recent statement that she no longer had confidence in the former Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, what assurance can the Police and Crime Commissioner provide to the Panel that he has confidence in the Acting Chief Constable and the senior leadership of West Midlands Police.”
The Panel must invite the PCC to attend a public meeting to scrutinise the Annual Report setting out progress on meeting the priorities of the Police and Crime Plan during the financial year and consider how the Annual Report can be developed.
To receive a report on the Police and Crime Commissioner’s overview of commissioning processes, services delivered, monitoring and evaluation and outcomes delivered through the commissioning activity.
The Panel to identify issues for consideration for a work programme for 2025/26 and arrangements to take forward.
11 NEXT MEETING DATE

16 February 2026 at 2pm – Birmingham City Council, Committee Rooms 3&4 – Provisional, if precept is vetoed.

16 March 2026 at 1pm – Committee Room 3, Coventry City Council 
12 URGENT BUSINESS
To consider any items of business by reason of special circumstances (to be specified) that in the opinion of the Chair are matters of urgency.

Attendance

Attended - Committee Members
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Attended - Other Members
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Apologies
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Absent
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Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
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Visitors

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