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  • Community contact points

    • Reference: 2023/4303
    • Question by: Unmesh Desai
    • Meeting date: 16 November 2023
    How well are the Metropolitan Police Service’s current engagement structures such as community contact points working? Do you monitor whether they are well attended?

  • Neighbourhood policing

    • Reference: 2023/4304
    • Question by: Unmesh Desai
    • Meeting date: 16 November 2023
    How are you working with the Commissioner to ensure that neighbourhood ward level police, violence suppression units and units which have a central focus, such as Territorial Support Group, are working together to combat violent crime?

  • Emergency services capacity issues

    • Reference: 2023/4305
    • Question by: Unmesh Desai
    • Meeting date: 16 November 2023
    In April 2023, the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee found that our emergency services are facing capacity issues which could impact our response to a terror attack. What progress has been made to strengthen capacity, and since these findings, has the Government committed to the long-term funding that London’s emergency services need?

  • Dedicated women’s protection service

    • Reference: 2023/4306
    • Question by: Unmesh Desai
    • Meeting date: 16 November 2023
    What progress has been made in enacting Baroness Casey’s recommendation that there should be a dedicated women’s protection service?

  • Child Exploitation (2)

    • Reference: 2023/4298
    • Question by: Unmesh Desai
    • Meeting date: 16 November 2023
    Why are we still seeing some officers not knowing how to properly assess risk? Is it because the high turnover of officers is making it difficult to train new recruits? Is it difficult to find the time for officers to be off duty to undertake training? Is it a difficulty in sourcing training providers? What are the causes and how are you working with the Commissioner to tackle them?

  • London Policing Board

    • Reference: 2023/3853
    • Question by: Unmesh Desai
    • Meeting date: 12 October 2023
    How will your new London Policing Board drive up standards within the Metropolitan Police Service, and ensure that crime in London is tackled effectively?

  • Privatisation of public space (1)

    • Reference: 2023/3854
    • Question by: Unmesh Desai
    • Meeting date: 12 October 2023
    Does the Mayor think it is acceptable for Transport for London (TfL) stations to be closed to the public for private events, such as the event at the Excel Centre which resulted in the closure of Custom House station to the public for several days in September 2023?

  • Privatisation of public space (2)

    • Reference: 2023/3855
    • Question by: Unmesh Desai
    • Meeting date: 12 October 2023
    Who made the decision to close Custom House station for a private event at the Excel Centre in September 2023, and what justification was given?

  • Privatisation of public space (3)

    • Reference: 2023/3856
    • Question by: Unmesh Desai
    • Meeting date: 12 October 2023
    When deciding on station arrangements for private events, do you agree that Transport for London (TfL), the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and other relevant bodies should put the interests of local working Londoners who regularly use the stations in question first?

  • Privatisation of public space (4)

    • Reference: 2023/3857
    • Question by: Unmesh Desai
    • Meeting date: 12 October 2023
    Do you believe it is acceptable for a private organisation to close a DLR, Tube or railway station managed by Transport for London in full or in part (such as an entrance/exit)?