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• Reference: 2014/4968
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

The current model for policing Richmond and Bushy parks is not working. Shift patterns do not match visitor or incident patterns and there are no specific environmental policing considerations in the current model. Would you commission research into how this model could work better for the effective policing of the parks?

• Reference: 2014/4969
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

Environmental policing is not part of MPS culture and receives low priority in the MPS; wildlife crime as defined by the MPS does not cover the type of policing needed by Bushy and Richmond Parks. What additional training do the officers receive who are assigned to these parks?

• Reference: 2014/4970
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

Please advise me of the cost per household in London to fund the Metropolitan Police

• Reference: 2014/4971
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

What, by borough, is the current state of confidence in London's policing? From this, what trends and concerns do you note?

• Reference: 2014/4972
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

I have raised repeatedly with the Tower Hamlets Borough Commander anxieties about assaults in the area but he appears unable to respond to requests for information about patterns, concerns or actions taken. What response should Assembly Members expect from Borough Commanders to requests for clarification? Why is Tower Hamlets unable to respond?

• Reference: 2014/4973
• Question by: John Biggs
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

How are complaints of fraud managed within the MPS?

• Reference: 2014/4974
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

Can I have an update on your plans for alternative policing provision in and around the area of Leytonstone now that you have closed Waltham House Police Station?

• Reference: 2014/4975
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 09 December 2014

Do you think it's acceptable for police officers to have targets for the number of arrests and stop and searches they must do each month?

• 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...