Decision details

The reasons for the decision are:

As a Local Policing Body, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority are responsible for appointing PAT Chairs from a list of legally qualified individuals managed by the Home Office to handle PATs, and a layperson to sit on the PAT Panel. Independent members may be drawn from the Northwest Region’s list of IPMs to serve as laypeople on PATs. No independent member will be appointed to a tribunal if they have already heard the same case at a misconduct hearing.

The Deputy Mayor will approve a funding envelope of £25,000.00 to renumerate PAT Chairs appointed to undertake PATs and Independent Panel Members (IPMs) appointed to sit on the PAT Panel up until the end of March 2025.

£25,000.00 is an estimated cost based on the costings from previous years.

The £25,000.00 will cover the cost of:

• Daily fee (£511.56 for PAT Chairs & £357.00 for IPMs)
• Preparation and writing fee (£85.00 per hour for PAT Chairs & £25.00 per hour for IPMs)
• Travel expenses/mileage
• Overnight accommodation
• Subsistence
• Any other expenses

In 2023, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority renumerated PAT Chairs/IPMs c. £10,000.00 and in 2024 c. £1000.00. However, the amount for 2024 will increase as one 2024 PAT has just concluded and four are still live.

An additional contingency has been added as it is likely that the number of PATs will increase following the introduction of The Police (Conduct) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 which came into effect in May 2024.