COLLABORATION
KENT & ESSEX POLICE
6th February 2012
All business cases for the Essex and Kent collaboration have been finalised with the exception of Fingerprints; but as this function remains in Essex it appears there are no issues for our members.
12th September 2011
(feedback from staff member)
Previously on the collaboration website there was a detailed breakdown of how much Essex and Kent were saving as a result of the collaboration.
The breakdown of savings no longer seems to exist, it would be good to be able to see exactly how much the collaboration with Kent is saving each force. As the last time the figures were viewable it seemed that Kent savings were far greater than Essex.
14th September 2011 - We have asked Ken Cocksedge to provide this detail.
18th October 2011 - response from Ken Cocksedge, Director of Finance & Administration
This site has not been maintained recently due to staff leaving the Collaboration team. However, today Chief Inspector Tina Noble has asked that a range of current data, including the latest analysis of savings achieved and planned be added to the website.
Department | Progress to date (19th September 2011) | Unison lead |
SCD (Serious Crime Directorate) | TSU (technical surveillance unit) - consultation documents have been issued to staff - Initial collective consultation meeting held 18th August - consultation ongoing. | John Watts |
SCD (Serious Crime Directorate) | Intelligence Analyst - consultation documents have been issued to Wednesday 23rd June. Initial collective consultation meeting held 5th July - counter proposal submitted - consultation ongoing. | John Watts |
SCD (Serious Crime Directorate) | DSU (dedicated source unit) - consultation documents issued - consultation ongoing. | John Watts |
SCD (Serious Crime Directorate) | Forensics - There will be 5 strands. The first 2 strands have now ended consultation (see table below). 3 of 5 forensic identification - consultation documents have been issued - consultation meeting held 22nd August - consultation ongoing 4 of 5 forensic performance & submissions - consultation documents have been issued - consultation meeting held 16th August - consultation ongoing. | John Watts |
SCD Business Support - update 31st May
Following a challenge put forward by the affected staff, the programme board agreed to change the location of the 1 out of the 1.5 administrative staff to be based at Chelmsford. There will no longer be a requirement for the clerical staff within the SCD business unit to move to North Kent.
Department | Collaborated (consultation ended) |
Shared Services (joint director) | Papers with UNISON, consultation documents issued to affected staff 8th June 2011 - consultation closed, interviews are being held w/c 15th August and w/c 22nd August 2011. |
IT shared platform service | Consultation ended 10th August, moving forward to implementation. All staff retained due to previous release of staff on voluntary redundancy. |
SCD (Serious Crime Directorate) | Major Crime IO shift patterns - Consultation ended 12th September. Forensic management - consultation ended 26th July, individuals to be consulted on 1 to 1 basis. Forensic investigation - consultation ended 26th July, individuals to be consulted on 1 to 1 basis. IDU (intelligence development unit) - consultation ended 21st July, individuals to be consulted on 1 to 1 basis. CAB (central authorities bureau) - no impact on staff for Essex. Business Support/Admin - consultation ended, see above update 31st May Socu/Secu - consultation ended, suitable redeployment roles have been identified for staff at risk. Covert support - consultation ended, no impact on staff for Essex. Major Crime - consultation ended, all staff were successfully redeployed. Intelligence - consultation ended, all staff were successfully redeployed.
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Transport (joint head) | Consultation ended on appointment of John Gorton as joint head of Transport Services for Kent & Essex. |
Procurement | This department is now fully functioning from Kent as a collaborative department. |