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• Reference: 2015/4354
• Question by: Kemi Badenoch
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

The Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime recently told the Police and Crime Committee that around £360 million worth of savings had been identified in the Metropolitan Police Service, where have these potential reductions been identified?

• Reference: 2015/4355
• Question by: Kemi Badenoch
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

The latest statistics from the Health and Social Care Information Centre have shown that people suffering a mental health crisis are now less likely to be detained by the police. Using the most recent figures available, how many people have been detained in Metropolitan Police Service cells under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act when compared to figures over the last three years?

• Reference: 2015/4356
• Question by: Kemi Badenoch
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

The Home Office has said there is a "clear and compelling case" for the UK to sign up to EU-wide agreements for the rapid and efficient sharing of DNA, fingerprint and vehicle information. Do you support this opt-in and what benefits, if any, do you feel it would have for the Metropolitan Police Service?

• Question by: Kemi Badenoch
• Meeting date: 16 December 2015

Kemi Badenoch AM: Mr Mayor, I only wanted to echo Assembly Member Arnold’s calls for a knife amnesty and I was very pleased to hear your response. I am just reiterating that it is a cross‑party issue. It is something that we are all concerned about and I know that you are concerned about it as well. It does have the advantage of not imposing onerous burdens or regulations on all the schools or all the licensing across London; it is something that would be fairly easy and cost-effective to do.

• Reference: 2015/3734
• Question by: Kemi Badenoch
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

What would the reduction in policing costs be if the Notting Hill carnival took place over Saturday and Sunday and not the Bank Holiday Monday?

• Reference: 2015/3735
• Question by: Kemi Badenoch
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

How much money has been given to male rape/sexual assault charities since the beginning of this mayoral term?

• Reference: 2015/3737
• Question by: Kemi Badenoch
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

What proactive measures is the Metropolitan Police Service taking to combat youth gang-related violence, given the recent spike in incidents?

• Reference: 2015/3738
• Question by: Kemi Badenoch
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

Recently an illegal rave in Lambeth resulted in large-scale public disorder and a number of police officers being injured. How often has the Metropolitan Police Service been required to attend and stop illegal raves in the last three years, and what proactive measures are being taken to prevent such instances from occurring?

• Reference: 2015/3739
• Question by: Kemi Badenoch
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

Former Metropolitan Police Service officer Chris Hobbs recently stated that public order officers are sometimes hesitant to use the "sufficient force" required to deal with violent crowds due to a fear of receiving complaints. What training is offered to officers to allow them to not only protect themselves and the public, but also prevent large scale public disorder from occurring?

• Reference: 2015/3736
• Question by: Kemi Badenoch
• Meeting date: 18 November 2015

How do we prevent anonymous masked demonstrations from happening in London, such as the November 5th "Million Mask March", especially when there is a clear intention to commit public disorder?