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• Reference: 2019/20084
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

At a meeting of Merton Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Commission held on the 11th September Sally Benatar, the Basic Command Unit (BCU Commander, stated that there are five key performance indicators for the South West BCU, one of which is ‘Stop and search – increase the amount we are doing’. Are you concerned that such simplistic performance indicators might be counter-productive and undermine public confidence in the police?

• Reference: 2019/20085
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

At a meeting of Merton Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Commission held on the 11th September Sally Benatar, the BCU Commander, stated that there are five key performance indicators for the South West BCU, one of which is ‘Stop and search – increase the amount we are doing’. Is such a policy being followed by any other BCUs within the Metropolitan Police Service?

• Reference: 2016/0378
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 10 February 2016

Does the Congestion Charge need to change to tackle congestion in central London?

• Reference: 2016/0376
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 10 February 2016

The Piccadilly Line suffers from serious overcrowding, particularly the route from Heathrow Airport to central London. This problem may be alleviated by the opening of Crossrail services in 2019, but what plans do you have in the interim to reduce overcrowding on this line?

• Reference: 2016/0377
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 10 February 2016

Under the proposals to require black taxis to have credit cards as a payment method, how much will the drivers have to pay to have the payment machines installed?

• Reference: 2016/0379
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 10 February 2016

In answer to freedom of information requests (MGLA41215 - 1959 and MGLA211215 - 1781) it has been clarified that the Mayor attended San Francisco in early February 2013 to meet senior representatives of Apple. Can you list everyone who was present at all of the meetings conducted by the Chair of Transport for London during this trip, particularly whether Joanna Lumley or any representatives of Heatherwick Studios were present?

• Reference: 2014/4966
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

What is the forecast spend in 2014/15 on training officers to use the Water Cannon?

• Reference: 2014/4967
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

Please publish a summary of the responses you have received from the Hospital Trusts you wrote to regarding the implementation of the Cardiff Model in London.

• Reference: 2014/4968
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

The current model for policing Richmond and Bushy parks is not working. Shift patterns do not match visitor or incident patterns and there are no specific environmental policing considerations in the current model. Would you commission research into how this model could work better for the effective policing of the parks?

• Reference: 2014/4969
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

Environmental policing is not part of MPS culture and receives low priority in the MPS; wildlife crime as defined by the MPS does not cover the type of policing needed by Bushy and Richmond Parks. What additional training do the officers receive who are assigned to these parks?