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  • Public disorder incidents in London (Supplementary) [9]

    • Question by: Dee Doocey
    • Meeting date: 07 September 2011
    Tim, I have nothing but admiration for the men and women who faced down rioters. I just find the whole thing quite extraordinary, and I think we should wait until we have all the facts before rushing to judgement. I think that is very important. I just have a couple of questions of detail for you. Is there a system in place whereby, when there is an emergency, you can very quickly call in officers either by having radio announcements, like they do for nurses and doctors, or by another form of communication? That is my first question.
  • Public disorder incidents in London (Supplementary) [10]

    • Question by: Steve O'Connell
    • Meeting date: 07 September 2011
    ): First of all, Acting Commissioner, again I would like to repeat the acknowledgement of the bravery of officers that night over in Croydon, Sutton and across London. I have been looking forward to the inquiry and the review and the evidence that will be given to that inquiry from this building and elsewhere. A couple of the points I would like to explore have already been touched upon by both of you. Clearly, from a Croydon point of view, Croydon and Tottenham and one or two others were the most seriously affected. Clearly, I have a lot of knowledge...
  • Public disorder incidents in London (Supplementary) [11]

    • Question by: James Cleverly
    • Meeting date: 07 September 2011
    Thank you, Madam Chairman. Acting Commissioner, the feedback I have had from a number of police officers of various ranks with regard to public order policing over the last 18 months is that there is an atmosphere of 'damned if you do, damned if you don't'. You used the phrase 'robust enforcement' and, as you say, there have been numerous examples of police officers both collectively and as individuals showing enormous levels of bravery, and that needs to be recognised. Do you currently feel that the response that you need to have in situations like this is getting the political...
  • Plans for when systems not working

    • Reference: 2004/0394-1
    • Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
    • Meeting date: 08 December 2004
    What plans are there to deploy police and others to areas they are needed when transport and phone systems may not be working?
  • Alternative embassy provision

    • Reference: 2004/0405-1
    • Question by: Richard Barnes
    • Meeting date: 08 December 2004
    What arrangements have you made the various London embassies regarding their establishment of alternative embassies in other parts of the UK in light of a terrorist attack?
  • Progress on MPS CBRN Officers

    • Reference: 2004/0408-1
    • Question by: Richard Barnes
    • Meeting date: 08 December 2004
    What progress has been made in making more MPS police officers CBRN trained?