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• Reference: 2012/0030-2
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 21 June 2012

I have to start by saying that these were operational concerns that we had regarding the recent allegations made against the Metropolitan Police Service and the management performance of the Sapphire Unit. I will then have to start off by asking the Deputy Mayor does he feel that he is in a position to answer questions about the operation or functionality of the Metropolitan Police Service Sapphire Unit. If he is not, then basically I will have to pass on my question.

• Reference: 2012/0031-2
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 21 June 2012

Just some feedback I picked up on the very unfortunate rape in Regent's Park. It should really go the Commissioner, but as he is not here I will direct it to Stephen. There is a feeling that the policing of the Royal Parks is not a priority. Could you confirm that or not?

• Reference: 2012/0032-2
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 21 June 2012

I want to ask you some questions on undercover policing. Are you satisfied with the result of the Commissioner's review into undercover operations?

• Reference: 2012/0033-2
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 21 June 2012

Can you tell us what lessons were learnt from the policing of the Occupy London protest that was held outside the Bank of England on 12 May this year?

• Reference: 2012/0034-2
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 21 June 2012

I want to move on and pick up the issue of Taser. I presume you have a briefing sheet there on Taser.

• Reference: 2012/0035-2
• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 21 June 2012

Moving on to particularly burglary and robbery. I mentioned earlier directly to the Commissioner that these are crimes that affect many, many people and often are the crimes that touch many people in the sort of areas that I represent, be it burglary of their homes, often robbery which often affects their young people in town centres. It is often a disproportionate affecting crime. It does worry me somewhat that the figures on robbery and burglary do seem to be going in the wrong direction over a period of time, both pan-London and in particular one of my boroughs. I...

• Reference: 2012/0036-2
• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 21 June 2012

You will know it is the Mayor's Manifesto to introduce the sentencing unit and I think we are very interested to see how that plays out and how that forms. I would be interested in your comments. Something that I think has brought this very much to all of our attentions is about and we had DAC Kavanagh here the other week talking about confidence levels. Something that we did say was that it is all very well the police getting their act together but the communal process is more complex than just the police and sentencing is one of...

• Question by: Steve O'Connell
• Meeting date: 21 June 2012

Steve O'Connell (AM): Chair, mine is along the same lines that John [Biggs AM], unsurprisingly, was talking about, was the budget, so I will try to blend it slightly away from repeating John particularly. The budget is a challenge and you pointed it out and you have answered those questions around that. However, it does have broader issues, and I am particularly thinking about the effect on things like morale on the ground. If you do talk to as we all do studiously often local cops, cops tend to moan because that is part of the deal. But, if we...

• Question by: Victoria Borwick
• Meeting date: 21 June 2012

Thank you. Stephen, just going on from what you have said, obviously you are very quickly getting up to speed, particularly on some of the disappointing work that we have all seen that is happening in the rape reporting and crimes. I am following up on a constituent's case. Again, he was wrongly told by the traffic unit that the case had been shelved, rather mirroring what is happening on the Sapphire cases. How many cases are shelved or not pursued with?

• Reference: 2012/0017-2
• Question by: Joanne McCartney
• Meeting date: 31 May 2012

Joanne McCartney (Chair): Can we then move to our substantive item this morning, which is the question and answer session with the Mayor and Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police Service, and can I welcome you both here this morning. Obviously since we last met one of the major issues that has arisen has been allegations of racism within the Metropolitan Police Service, and perhaps I can start with you, Mr Mayor. Today you issued a press release saying that you were launching a review of measures introduced to eradicate racism within the Metropolitan Police Service. Four years ago you launched...