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  • Police National Computer

    • Reference: 2021/0394
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 25 February 2021
    I note the report in The Times on 15 January 2021 that nearly 150,000 DNA, fingerprint and arrest records have been wiped off the Police National Computer (PNC). ‘Sources said that more than 150,000 arrest records were accidentally deleted during a weekly “weeding” session to expunge data. Thousands of DNA and fingerprint records were also removed because the databases holding them were connected to the PNC, which is owned by the Home Office.’ 1 I am assuming that by now the Metropolitan Police has carried out a damage assessment. What is the likely impact of this development on their work...

  • Violence Reduction Unit (1)

    • Reference: 2021/0395
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 25 February 2021
    What was the cost of the GLA’s Violence Reduction Unit in the Financial Year 2019/20?

  • Violence Reduction Unit (2)

    • Reference: 2021/0396
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 25 February 2021
    In 2018, you established the Violence Reduction Unit at City Hall to bring together specialists from across the UK to tackle violent crime and its root causes. Could you quantify for me in practical terms the results delivered by the VRU since its establishment?

  • Covid-19 and Policing

    • Reference: 2021/0397
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 25 February 2021
    How many Metropolitan Police officers have been fined in 2020 and 2021 for breaching Covid-19 legislation while on duty?

  • Gang Violence Matrix

    • Reference: 2021/0398
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 25 February 2021
    I note the report in The Guardian on 3 February 2021, ‘One thousand young, black men have been removed from an allegedly discriminatory gangs database used by police in London, after a review found they posed no or little risk of committing violence.’ 1 Why were these individuals on the Gang Violence Matrix in the first place, if they represented no threat to others? 1 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/03/a-thousand-young-black-…

  • Unconscious Bias Training in the Metropolitan Police Service

    • Reference: 2021/0401
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 25 February 2021
    According to answers to Mayor’s Questions MQ 2019/4137 and MQ 2020/1644, approximately 23,000 Metropolitan Police Service officers and staff have been given unconscious bias training 1 . 2 How much did this cost? 1 https://www.london.gov.uk/questions/2019/4137 2 https://www.london.gov.uk/questions/2020/1644

  • Arrest and Fine of Mayoral Candidate in London Bridge Street

    • Reference: 2021/0403
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 25 February 2021
    A highly irregular incident occurred on Sunday 24th January, when City of London Police attended a political campaign recording in the Borough of Southwark. This was on London Bridge Street. According to mayoral candidate Brian Rose, he and his crew were arrested and issued penalty notices for breaching lockdown regulations. Two officers of City Police intervened as Rose began a speech to camera. On request by the officers, Rose's campaign manager produced documents that he claimed were permits from councils. Why were City of London Police operating outside their area, in the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Police, and what knowledge...

  • Questioning of Mayoral Candidate in London Bridge Street

    • Reference: 2021/0404
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 25 February 2021
    Do you know why a City of London Police officer asked a London Mayoral candidate for permits for filming on a public street within the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Police?

  • Hate Crime (1)

    • Reference: 2021/0045
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 21 January 2021
    To ask the Mayor if Brexit and Covid-19 have caused a hate crime 'spike’ in the Metropolitan Police District?

  • Hate Crime (2)

    • Reference: 2021/0046
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 21 January 2021
    To ask the Mayor, how many ‘non-crime hate incidents’ were recorded by the Metropolitan Police in 2020?