Purpose and responsibilities

The Human Resources Committee monitors the management of Officers and Staff within Kent Police. Each year the Human Resources Committee agree the Human Resources, Training and Health and Safety Plan.

The Human Resources Committee will:

• oversee and scrutinise the performance of the Force in developing and managing all Force officers and employees
• keep under review the human resources provisions of the Policing Strategy and Plan and approve or endorse the Force Human Resources, Training and any allied plans, policies and strategies
• monitor the numbers, composition and recruitment of police officers and staff and advise the Chief Constable or Authority as appropriate
• consider any issues requiring a decision by or in consultation with the Authority on police officer or police staff terms and conditions
• determine any appeal or other issue affecting individual police officers or police staff requiring a decision by the Authority and not delegated to the Chief Constable or Chief Executive (Note: determination of these rare cases will be undertaken by the Chief Officer Conduct and Complaints sub committee, using members who have had no previous involvement with the case)
• ensure that the KPA contributes to the national police workforce reform debate
• monitor government, Association of Police Authorities and other external agency proposals, advice and actions related to the above terms of reference and respond or advise the Authority or Chief Constable as appropriate
• maintain an oversight of Force performance and Authority activity on health and safety and diversity issues
• consider reports of internal reviews in accordance with the programme determined by the Audit and Finance Committee
• consider risks and risk management in relation to any matter within its terms of reference

Want to attend the next Human Resources Committee?

Members of the public and press are welcome to attend Authority meetings. To find out when the next Human Resources Committee is, visit public meetings 2012. Please call 01622 677055 if you would like to attend.

Human Resources Committee Members

The Human Resources Committee is formed of nine Kent Police Authority members:

Human Resources Work Programme

View our self assessment work programme and strategy for the HR Committee.

Previous Meeting documents

You can view documents of Human Resources Committee meetings below.

• 1 February 2012
• 26 October 2011
• 20 July 2011
• 27 April 2011
• 26 January 2011
• 20 October 2010
• 21 July 2010