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• Reference: 2019/20095
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

Are there issues around data collection on county lines activity that means that gang associated girls are falling through the cracks and cannot access the support they need?

• Reference: 2019/20096
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

Do referrals to Rescue and Response adequately reflect the number of girls exploited in County Lines activity in London?

• Reference: 2019/20097
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

The recent strategic assessment of Rescue and Response states that ‘many young people do not recognise themselves as victims and are unaware of the grooming methods used by networks to recruit them’ [1] . How does this alter the MPS approach to policing young people exploited by County Lines operations? [1] P.5 https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/rescue_and_response_count…

• Reference: 2019/20098
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

In the Strategic Assessment of Rescue and Response it states that ‘Obtaining consent from young people when they don’t consider themselves as victims has been difficult’ [2] How does Rescue and Response reach and support those who don’t think they are victims? [2] P.28 https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/rescue_and_response_count…

• Reference: 2019/20099
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

When evidence suggests that not all young people understand when they are victims of crime relating to County Lines [3] , does the MPS need a different language around ‘victim’ and ‘perpetrator’ in order to fully support young people exploited by County Lines Gangs? [3] P.5 https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/rescue_and_response_count…

• Reference: 2019/20100
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

I am concerned that many young people associated with gangs have a lack of understanding of healthy relationships. How are the VRU and the Mayor using the public health approach to tackle misunderstandings about healthy relationships and thus to empower young people to recognise the signs of exploitative and unhealthy relationships?

• Reference: 2019/20101
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

Do the police have the right resources to approach gang associated girls where they have a concern of possible offending behaviour?

• Reference: 2019/20102
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

The Met Dashboard shows that between October 2018- August 2019 207,142 males were stopped and searched across London with 14,424 females being stopped and searched in the same timeframe [4] . Are male MPS officers confident when carrying out a stop and search on females? [4] https://www.met.police.uk/sd/stats-and-data/met/stop-and-search-dashboa…

• Reference: 2019/20103
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

The Strategic Assessment of Rescue and Response states that ‘significant data held by frontline professionals is not be captured to the extent that it could be, and this… contributes to the intelligence gap.’ [5] How is the MPS working with front line professionals to bridge the intelligence gap caused by lack of capture of knowledge from front line professionals dealing with those caught up in County Lines? [5] P.6 https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/rescue_and_response_count…

• Reference: 2019/20104
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

How does the MPS define Child Criminal Exploitation? Is this definition applied across all the BCUs in London to recognise and support victims of CCE?