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• Reference: 2014/4976
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

Does the Metropolitan Police service use targets for the number of arrests and stop and search they must do - yes or no?

• Reference: 2014/4977
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

Now that your new model for policing has bedded in, many of the Safer Neighbourhood Boards in my constituency are reporting a reduction in the visibility of Police Officers on the beat. Reasons being suggested are a reduction in overall policing numbers, high vacancy rates, and poor attrition. Without police visibility, public confidence in policing will only be so high and we will end up with less and less policing done through a mode of reciprocity and co-operation, which, to me, is key in having a functional police service in our city. Can you confirm current vacancy numbers by Officer-level...

• Reference: 2014/4978
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

Can you detail what you feel the reasons are for the reduced visibility of Police Officers and what you will do to improve visibility of Officers across my constituency?

• Reference: 2014/4979
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

Can you tell me what you will do to improve attrition of Police Officers, given the high vacancy rates?

• Reference: 2014/4980
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

Can you tell me more about the shift-patterns of Officers going out on the beat, in terms of whether there are fixed shifts at the same times each day, or whether there is flexibility in the times and locations that Officers patrol?

• Reference: 2014/4981
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

You will be as concerned as I am to hear reports that 1-in-4 sex crimes are not being recorded correctly. Is this true? Is this acceptable, if so? And what will you do to address it?

• Reference: 2014/4982
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

In what circumstances do you consider a criminal record should not be a bar to joining the police service; and in particular, would you consider or rule out an application from someone with a conviction or caution for drugs, violence or acquisitive crime offences?

• Reference: 2014/4983
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

Do you agree that your top-down demand for a 20% reduction in crime has led to both under recording and downgrading of crime that is recorded in local Met crime statistics?

• Reference: 2014/4984
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

Are you satisfied with the arrangements for Hampstead Town contact point?

• Reference: 2014/4985
• Question by: Andrew Dismore
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

How much has been spent on the recent advertising campaign including the posters on phone boxes about police performance in each borough?