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  • Body Worn Cameras

    • Reference: 2015/4369
    • Question by: Roger Evans
    • Meeting date: 16 December 2015
    A recent report by the College of Policing and MOPAC revealed that footage obtained through body worn cameras have "no overall impact" on the number of stop and searches conducted. Given the challenges faced by the Metropolitan Police Service in improving its relationship with certain groups in London, what further measures are needed to ensure that the introduction of body worn cameras results in an increase in public confidence in the police?
  • Body Worn Camera Technical Support

    • Reference: 2015/4370
    • Question by: Roger Evans
    • Meeting date: 16 December 2015
    A recent report by the College of Policing and MOPAC found that some officers felt frustrated with the lack of accessible practical and technical support regarding how to use the body worn camera. What measures are the Metropolitan Police Service putting in place to ensure that officers have the support necessary to use the body worn video camera as effectively as possible?
  • Police vehicles

    • Reference: 2015/4375
    • Question by: Tony Arbour
    • Meeting date: 16 December 2015
    What is the average purchase price to the Metropolitan Police Service of a new (1) patrol car, (2) response car, (3) area car, (4) traffic car, (5) armed response unit car, (6) motorcycle, (7) van, (8) dog unit vehicle, (9) mobile custody unit, (10) vehicle removal truck, and (11) unmarked police car?
  • SmartWater financial contributions

    • Reference: 2015/4376
    • Question by: Tony Arbour
    • Meeting date: 16 December 2015
    What financial contribution, if any, has been received by the Metropolitan Police Service from SmartWater as part of their partnership to provide burglary prevention traceable liquid for households?
  • Weapons discovered at airports

    • Reference: 2015/4377
    • Question by: Tony Arbour
    • Meeting date: 16 December 2015
    In the last three years, how many weapons have been confiscated by the Metropolitan Police Service at airports in London, and what weapons were confiscated?
  • Armed patrols at sporting events

    • Reference: 2015/4378
    • Question by: Tony Arbour
    • Meeting date: 16 December 2015
    What plans does the Metropolitan Police Service have to make armed patrolling routine at sporting events following the deployment of armed officers at Wembley Stadium during the England versus France football international?
  • Police officers working with convicted criminals

    • Reference: 2015/4379
    • Question by: Tony Arbour
    • Meeting date: 16 December 2015
    It was recently reported that a Metropolitan Police Service officer was still running a gym in Sussex with a convicted criminal. In the last three years how many police officers were found to also be working in roles not compatible with holding the office of constable and what sanctions were taken against them?
  • National Crime Agency warrants

    • Reference: 2015/4380
    • Question by: Tony Arbour
    • Meeting date: 16 December 2015
    Following the collapse of a trial there is concern about the way in which the National Crime Agency used warrants and production orders. Is there any concern within the Metropolitan Police Service that any of its work could be affected by this?
  • Hoax 999 calls

    • Reference: 2015/4381
    • Question by: Tony Arbour
    • Meeting date: 16 December 2015
    It was recently reported that a schoolboy in Berkshire wasted £23,000 of taxpayers' money after making hoax 999 calls. How much money has been wasted in London as a result of hoax calls to the emergency services in the last three years?
  • Specialist operations separated from police forces

    • Reference: 2015/4382
    • Question by: Tony Arbour
    • Meeting date: 16 December 2015
    The National Police Chief's Council has launched a programme to establish new cross-force specialist operations units which could be funded directly by central government. What specialist operations, if any, does the Metropolitan Police Service expect it will potentially cede to these new cross-force bodies?