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• Reference: 2006/0281-1
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

A number of local councillors and community activists have expressed their concerns about the complexity of police panels and committees. Please could you set out clearly the roles, responsibilities, membership and inter-relationship of a) the Safer Neighbourhood Ward Panels, b) Action (formerly TAZ) committees and c) the Police Community Consultative Groups?

• Reference: 2006/0362-1
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Do you believe that the management and finance structure of the Metropolitan Police Service is fit for purpose in the 21st Century?

• Reference: 2006/0382-1
• Question by: Damian Hockney
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Statistics appear to show a drop in crime, but do you have any reservations about the statistics?

• Reference: 2006/0375-1
• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 08 November 2006

Do you see security and safety at main line stations as an issue and if so, what will you be doing to ensure the safety of the travelling public, particularly at peak hours?

• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

I thought I might, with your indulgence, Chair, just start the ball rolling by giving one example, very briefly, of good practice which was given to me in my briefing, which is in the Slade Green area of the London borough of Bexley, where Bexley is I think held up as a very good practitioner of community partnerships between the police and the local authority and the voluntary sector and other players, and it has had material benefits, and I guess one thing that would be very helpful in helping to clarify this whole area is to grandstand and exemplify...

• Reference: 2005/0261-1
• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

Many areas in Croydon and Sutton are cursed with the riding of small mini-mopeds and motorcycles on pathways, parks, open spaces and roads by riders often unhelmeted. Frequently it seems that individual community ward officers do their very best to tackle the problems arising from this behaviour. What though is best practice across the Metropolitan Police Service on dealing with this problem ? What powers are employed to tackle such behaviour and what additional powers could the police service seek to tackle this issue?

• Reference: 2005/0262-1
• Question by: Andrew Pelling
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

What opportunities and challenges do you see for the Service from proposals in the Queen's Speech ?

• Reference: 2005/0264-1
• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

What is the timescale for the recruitment, training and placement of PCSO's into Borough's where the local authority is paying for extra PCSO's above those provided under the Safer Neighbourhood Scheme?

• Reference: 2005/0267-1
• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

What statistics does the MPS hold on knife offences carried out by under 16's?

• Reference: 2005/0268-1
• Question by: Elizabeth Howlett
• Meeting date: 15 June 2005

How many neighborhood team s are still to be placed and into which boroughs?