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• Reference: 2009/0126-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Will the withdrawal of Transport for London funds for police enforcement and education work on road safety lead to an increase in casualties?

• Reference: 2009/0127-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

With the proposed closure of the Commercial Vehicle Education Unit, will current levels of enforcement continue, i.e. will there be specialised officers carrying our roadside checks on at least 3,000 vehicles a year, detecting legal infringements to date in around 80% of them?

• Reference: 2009/0128-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Will the Freight Operators Recognition Scheme (FORS) partnership, which has indicated that it will take over the administrative and education work of the CVEU have either the expertise or legal powers to carry out enforcement duties, previously done by the specialised Metropolitan Police officers?

• Reference: 2009/0129-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Are there plans for the Traffic OCU to be given extra resources to take over the enforcement element of the CVEU's work?

• Reference: 2009/0130-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Will the FORS partnership ensure that all transport operators with a vehicle involved in a fatality or serious injury receive a visit by a specialised member of staff who can assess the company's vehicles, practices and training? If not, will the Traffic OCU take over this task?

• Reference: 2009/0131-1
• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

How much did the MPS pay out in compensation claims and associated legal expenses in each of the last five financial years?

• Question by: Jenny Jones
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

Apart from areas where you have got terms and conditions that you cannot change, are you expecting every single part of the Metropolitan Police Service to make 5% to 10% cuts? Are there any areas where there will not be cuts?

• Question by: James Cleverly
• Meeting date: 11 November 2009

This is probably more a question aimed at the Commissioner. My friend and colleague, Roger [Evans], has already highlighted one of the regular concerns expressed by outer London boroughs, which is the balance of police numbers compared with some of the inner London boroughs. Linked to that is the effect that abstractions have on the outer London boroughs. Within Met Forward are there any plans to look at impact assessment for abstractions, particularly as we move towards, in the next couple of years, a number of very large and very high profile public order policing events; Jubilee, the Olympics etc...