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• Reference: 2023/4462
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

Does the Metropolitan Police Service log crimes so that rises in offences against groups like cyclists can be identified?

• Reference: 2023/4463
• Question by: Marina Ahmad
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

What additional support is in place to ensure that Londoners feel safe when cycling in the city?

• Reference: 2023/4471
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

In MQ 2022/1897 from June 2022 you stated that “The DfT has recently issued guidance to police forces, including the Metropolitan and City police, that officers should differentiate between private and rental e-scooters when reporting personal injury collisions”. However, the November 2023 “Reported road casualties Great Britain: e-Scooter factsheet 2022” shows that for “Reported e-scooters involved in collisions by ownership type, 2022” the Met police recorded 18 private e-scooters, 6 rental e-scooters and 336 unknown e-scooters. Can you explain why the number of unknowns is so high given the Met police was supposed to be differentiate between private and rental...

• Reference: 2023/4472
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

For 2023 please provide me with provisional figures for the reported number of e-scooters involved in collisions by ownership type.

• Reference: 2023/4473
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

The DfT intends to introduce a new category of “powered personal transporter device” to include, but not exclusive to, e-scooters in its STATS19 personal injury collision information from 2024. Has the DfT confirmed when in 2024 this change will be made and what work is happening in the Met Police to train officers in the upcoming requirement to ensure they are complied with?

• Reference: 2023/4819
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

Videos have been shared online of Just Stop Oil protests in November 2023 where Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers talk about using ‘pain compliance’ to deal with protesters and can be seen bending the wrists of protesters and defending their actions by claiming the pain they cause is ‘very short, medium pain’. Could you tell me: a) if the use of ‘pain compliance’ is an approved MPS tactic and if so if it is approved for dealing with floppy protesters, b) what guidelines are in place for the use of ‘pain compliance’ and, c) what oversight measures are in place...

• Reference: 2023/4820
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

College of Policing guidance for policing protests is based on United Nations (UN) principles and states that: “police officers must only resort to the use of force or firearms if other means remain ineffective, or there is no realistic prospect of achieving the lawful objective without exposing police officers, or anyone whom it is their duty to protect, to a real risk of harm or injury.” Could you tell me: a) what the lawful objective was of the officer using ‘pain compliance’ in this instance and, b) what the reason was that the officer felt there would be no realistic...

• Reference: 2023/4821
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

A constituent has shared a video with me showing a Just Stop Oil campaigner being arrested. The constituent explained the person being arrested was not “resisting arrest through the use of force in any way, they simply went 'floppy', a peaceful tactic non-compliance activists have been using for years which officers ought to be well aware of how to correctly deal with.” Can you share the guidance for Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers dealing with ‘floppy’ protesters?

• Reference: 2023/4822
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

College of Policing guidance for policing protests is based on United Nations (UN) principles and states that: “If the force used is not reasonable and proportionate, the officer is open to criminal or misconduct proceedings. It may also constitute a violation of the human rights of the person against whom the force was used.” Can you share the guidance on use of force received by Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers policing protest in London and are you confident that the human rights of people protesting are protected and that officers are not at risk of criminal or misconduct proceedings for...

• Reference: 2023/4823
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 21 December 2023

Thank you for your answer to my question 2023/3567 about the cost of policing the 2023 Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair. Could you provide the full costs for policing the DSEI arms fair 2023 as soon as they are available in answer to this question?