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• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 02 December 2021

Caroline Russell AM: Commissioner, I know you are aware of the great work going on in Iceland reducing violence and murder. I mentioned it to you informally earlier this year. Between 2005 and 2018, Iceland recorded just 24 murders. Over the same time period, London recorded 1,862 murders. I know Iceland is much smaller than London, but even so, Iceland had 67 murders per million people in that time compared to London’s 210 per million people; that is three times as many in London. I am wondering if you have looked at what police are doing in other countries, particularly...

• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 02 December 2021

Siân Berry AM: Carrying on my colleague’s theme of targeting zero deaths, I want to turn to enforcement on the roads and the proactive policing support that there is for Vision Zero there. Commissioner, I am keen to understand how transparent you are on this road danger work. Looking at the publications from TfL, its last Roads Policing Enforcement Statistics Bulletin was with data for 2018/19 and was published over a year ago now in November 2020. Briefly, when will we see an update to this bulletin and will it have up-to-date data from the MPS?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

If you are going to consult people, what would stop you closing a police station that was earmarked for closure?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Well, what would stop you closing any police station?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

I was delighted to hear you talk about how important consultation is and, as you know, it has been suggested that the Camberwell Green Police Station, Southwark might close less than two years after it has reopened. Are you saying if enough people in Southwark beg you to keep that police station open, that is what you would do? What does consultation mean to you?

• Reference: 2005/0154-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

Have you given further consideration to the outsourcing of work from the London Safety Camera Partnership to neighbouring Camera Partnerships?

• Reference: 2005/0155-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

Why is there no timetable for all the safety cameras in London being set to prosecute drivers going above Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) guidelines?

• Reference: 2005/0156-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

What are the blocks to the London Safety Camera Partnership speeding up its roll out programme of fixed site cameras and reducing the timetable from four years to two years? Given that cameras do save lives, has the MPS carried out any evaluation of how many deaths and serious injuries might be prevented by a faster roll out programme?

• Reference: 2005/0159-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

How many officer days' absence are caused by road collisions and is there any action you can take to reduce the number and severity of these collisions?

• Reference: 2005/0160-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

What is the MPS policy on the use of tasers? How many officers are trained in their use? Do you agree that these stun guns are powerful weapons and that their use should not be extended to officers who have not been trained in use of firearms?