MAKING DECISIONS
Whilst the Chief Constable and staff of NYP have independence from the Authority in making all operational decisions, it is the Authority which holds the legal responsibility for ensuring that the force is effective and efficient and for holding North Yorkshire Police to account for all operational decisions. The Authority is responsible for ensuring that good governance is secured throughout the service. This page lists the various decision making structures, processes and rules put in place by NYPA for the running of the police service. These rules apply throughout both NYPA and NYP. Within NYP, the Chief Constable and Chief Finance Officer have put in place internal processes - control mechanisms - to ensure that all staff comply with the Authority's rules. The Authority's Monitoring Officer and the Chief Finance Officer have statutory roles to ensure that this framework is complied with.
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Scheme of Delegation
The Police Authority is permitted by law to delegate most of its statutory powers and duties to Committees, Sub-Committees or to its officers. Most decision making is done by this means. The Scheme of Delegation defines the decision making responsibilities of various Boards (Committees) and Sub-Committees; defines those powers of the Authority which can be exercised by officers, and sets out the scope of responsibilities of other roles carried out by Members of NYPA, both formal and informal.
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Decision Making Structure
This diagram shows all the constituent parts of the Authority's decision making structure, as set out in the Scheme of Delegation (see above), and how they fit together.
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Financial Regulations
These are the rules established by the Authority for the spending of public money. They describe the financial arrangements approved by NYPA and more particularly how financial plans and budgets are prepared and monitored; the extent to which money can be moved around the service; how money is invested, and various other financial matters - all designed to ensure that the public money entrusted to us is used efficiently and effectively.
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Property Procedural Rules
All land and premises used in the provision of the police service is owned by the Police Authority. Similar to the Financial Regulations, these rules prescribe the way in which land and buildings, or interests in them, can be acquired and disposed of by NYPA and the processes to be followed in doing so.
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Contract Regulations
Only the Police Authority can enter into contractual obligations for the supply of goods and services for the police service. These rules set out the processes which apply throughout the service to control the way in which goods and services are procured to ensure that all contracts entered into by NYPA are lawful and they represent both best practice and the interests of the Authority and the taxpayer.
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Procedural Standing Orders
Our Standing Orders set out the rules by which meetings of NYPA are conducted. These are seldom applied rigidly, as the nature of how NYPA does its business renders a rigid framework for debates to be unecessary. However, they are in place should they need to be invoked.
