• To ensure the effective discharge of the Authority’s consultative and community engagement responsibilities including:
• implementation and review of the Authority’s community engagement strategy
• all matters relating to community engagement facilitated by the Authority
• ensuring that community views inform the performance of the Authority’s statutory functions
• To have oversight of the community engagement activities of the force, including work associated with community cohesion
• To report to the Authority on the outcomes from community engagement and consultation activities to ensure that plans reflect local priorities
• To consider and monitor the delivery of the work of the Force encompassed within the portfolio of ACC Citizen Focus
• To consider and monitor performance against any targets and performance indicators relating to the terms of reference of the committee contained in the national and local target setting frameworks which apply to the force
• To monitor the work associated with local policing, including neighbourhood policing
• To monitor the delivery of the force’s communication strategy
• To promote and oversee effective partnership working by the Authority, including the Authority’s statutory partnership duties
• To promote and oversee the Authority’s relationships with other key bodies
• To oversee the effectiveness of partnership working undertaken by the force
• To monitor the work associated with the criminal justice system, including force performance
• To consider reports from external agencies, such as HMIC, external auditors and the Audit Commission
• To consider reports from and monitor the work of the Trust and Confidence Group
• To monitor the work of the Authority and the force associated with Freedom of Information and data protection
• To have due regard, in exercising its responsibilities, to equal opportunities generally and the requirements of all equalities and anti-discrimination legislation, including implementation of the equalities schemes of both the Authority and the force
• To have due regard, in exercising its responsibilities, to risk issues generally and the specific risk issues contained within the force and Authority risk registers
• To consider any other matters deemed relevant to these terms of reference

Constitution 8 members

Quorum 5