{"id":12848,"date":"2023-06-27T14:15:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T13:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citysecuritymagazine.com\/?p=12848"},"modified":"2023-07-25T10:25:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T09:25:30","slug":"colcpa-2023-agm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citysecuritymagazine.com\/police-partnerships\/colcpa-2023-agm\/","title":{"rendered":"COLCPA 2023 AGM emphasises importance of partnership in policing and community safety"},"content":{"rendered":"

CoLCPA 2023 AGM emphasises importance of partnership in policing and community safety<\/h1>\n

City of London Police<\/a> Commissioner Angela McLaren was among the speakers at the recent City of London Crime Prevention Association (CoLCPA)<\/a> Annual General Meeting (AGM) with speeches on the importance of partnership and collaboration in policing and community safety.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hosted at Vintners\u2019 Hall<\/a> in the City of London, the CoLCPA AGM was opened by Chairman Don Randall MBE. He highlighted how the CoLCPA is celebrating 20 years supporting crime prevention and this year\u2019s focus: Violence against Women and Girls<\/a>. He briefly spotlighted other partnership initiatives where CoLCPA has significant involvement, including the City Security Council (CSC)<\/a>, Cross-sector Security and Safety Communications (CSSC)<\/a>, Safer City Partnership, London Resilience and, of course, City Security magazine.<\/p>\n

Commissioner Angela McLaren spoke about their unique role in British Policing: \u201cWe police the Square Mile, but more than that, we are the National Lead Force for fraud in England and Wales. We lead on the Economic Crime and Cyber Crime Portfolio and are also NPCC lead for business crime and as part of that responsibility we run the National Business Crime Centre (NBCC).<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

She highlighted how the City of London Police has supported national events in the past year, including Queen Elizabeth\u2019s Platinum Jubilee, followed by the sombre events of Her Majesty\u2019s funeral and successive events across the City for the proclamation and Coronation of King Charles III.<\/p>\n

Commissioner McLaren shared her views on her approach to policing: \u201cProfessionalism, integrity and treating people with compassion, both inside and outside the organisation, is how I expect the force to operate.\u201d<\/p>\n

She went on to say that: \u201cPolice culture clearly remains topical. In simple terms, one where everyone feels part of it. A modern, engaging, professional, people-centred organisation \u2013 where people feel valued and give the best possible service to the public we serve.”<\/p>\n

She also outlined some key City of London Police projects:<\/p>\n