Andrew Dismore

MQT March 15 answers

 

‘I’call responses in Barnet borough

Question No: 2015/0616

Andrew Dismore

For each of the last 6 months, please list and give details of the 3 longest ‘ I ‘ call responses in Barnet borough?

Written response from the Mayor

Officers are drafting a response which will be sent shortly.

 

 

 

Stop and searches Barnet

Question No: 2015/0617

Andrew Dismore

For each of the last 6 months, for Barnet borough, how many stop and searches resulted in an arrest for a public order offence?

Written response from the Mayor

Public order is not recorded as a specific outcome category for stop and search.

 

 

 

Stop and searches Camden

Question No: 2015/0618

Andrew Dismore

For each of the last 6 months, for Camden borough, how many stop and searches resulted in an arrest for a public order offence?

Written response from the Mayor

Public order is not recorded as a specific outcome category for stop and search.

 

 

 

Policing football matches

Question No: 2015/0619

Andrew Dismore

How much a) has been spent so far on policing football matches this season; b) what is the total estimated cost of policing football matches for the whole season; c) how much has been recovered from football clubs so far this season; and d) what is the total estimated amount likely to be recovered from football clubs for the policing of football matches for the whole season?

Written response from the Mayor

Officers are drafting a response which will be sent shortly.

 

 

 

consultation with Camden SNB over the Local Policing Model

Question No: 2015/0620

Andrew Dismore

What consultation will you now hold with Camden SNB over the Local Policing Model,  bearing  in mind that MOPAC told them recently that  the MOPAC road show public meeting they held in Camden Town Hall with the Deputy Mayor at the beginning of last year was their  ‘consultation’, which the SNB had not been told at the time, and which meeting was organised without consulting with the SNB, on  either the day before or day after their  (long standing) planned public meeting which had to be cancelled as a result?

Written response from the Mayor

The first official meeting of the Camden SNB (23 April 2014) took place after the MOPAC town hall event which was held on 6 March 2014. The preceding body, Camden CCPCG, actively publicised the town hall events on MOPAC’s behalf and was well represented at the event and had the opportunity to express any views alongside other members of the public.

 

The Camden SNB is routinely attended by the Camden Borough Commander. The SNB has the opportunity to make any observations or reflect their views regarding the Local Policing Model or any other local policing issues directly with the Borough Commander at these meetings; and to make those views known to the Deputy Mayor and MOPAC.

 

 

 

violent crime

Question No: 2015/0621

Andrew Dismore

It’s clear that violence is rising in the Met area. To what extent does this reflect the cutting back of the SNT programme which saw officers based in each neighbourhood?

Written response from the Mayor

Please see my reply to MQ 249 /2015.

 

 

 

higher-value acquisitive crime

Question No: 2015/0622

Andrew Dismore

To what extent is any claimed downward trend in crime offset by higher-value acquisitive crime?

Written response from the Mayor

Please see my response to MQ 250/2015.

 

 

 

Former police station in Stockwell

Question No: 2015/0623

Andrew Dismore

Are you aware that a recent death at an illegal all-night rave took place within a former police station in Stockwell? Are you concerned that leaving former police premises empty opens the way to squatters (as in Hampstead) and illegal all-nighters?

Written response from the Mayor

Please see my response to MQ 251/2015.

 

 

 

designing out crime and anti-social behaviour

Question No: 2015/0624

Andrew Dismore

What successful examples can you give of support given by you to London councils in designing out crime and anti-social behaviour from council estates?

Written response from the Mayor

Officers are drafting a response which will be sent shortly.

 

 

 

nightly anti-social behaviour

Question No: 2015/0625

Andrew Dismore

How do you propose to address nightly anti-social behaviour — including violence, drunkenness, public urination and defecation —  associated with so-called Night Time Economies in areas such as Camden Town and Covent Garden?

Written response from the Mayor

Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) is always best tackled in partnership and that is why it has been identified as a priority for the London Crime Reduction Board (LCRB), which I chair. The LCRB ASB Working Group is looking at how information from relevant agencies can better be shared to help with case management and ensure best possible use of the new powers to tackle ASB which were introduced in October 2014 in the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act. I have previously highlighted the useful Home Office guidance in this regard.

 

In the specific areas mentioned the greatest challenge is the high footfall to Night Time Economy areas, the majority of victims and suspects are not known to each other and are often not residents.  The MPS has recently introduced officer plinths in Camden as per the Westminster model which has maximized visibility. There is a dispersal zone in place in Camden from 6pm on Friday to Sunday morning.

 

In addition, the new Local Policing Model, which has delivered an extra 105 officers in Camden means officers will be working late into the evenings and at weekends when the night time economy is most active.

 

MOPAC will also be visiting the five boroughs most affected by this type of crime.

 

 

 

inward aid Barnet

Question No: 2015/0626

Andrew Dismore

For the last 6 months of 2014, on how many occasions and for how many officer shifts did Barnet benefit from inward aid from other boroughs?

Written response from the Mayor

From July to December 2014, Barnet received aid on one occasion – comprising of 2 shifts.

 

An occasion is one incident where an officer/officers are abstracted.

 

 

 

inward aid Camden

Question No: 2015/0627

Andrew Dismore

For the last 6 months of 2014, on how many occasions and for how many officer shifts did Camden benefit from inward aid from other boroughs?

Written response from the Mayor

From July to December 2014, Camden received aid on four occasions – comprising 188 shifts.

 

An occasion is one incident where an officer/ officers are abstracted.

 

 

 

Hampstead contact point

Question No: 2015/0628

Andrew Dismore

Further to Question No 2015/0172

Is the Hampstead police contact point still allowed to use  the old Hampstead Town Hall for the full duration of all its sessions?

your answer being

Officers are drafting a response which will be sent shortly.

When will I get a substantive reply?

Written response from the Mayor

Please see my response to MQ 172 / 2015.

 

MQT late January 15 answers to send out

 

Closure of police stations

Question No: 2015/0251

Andrew Dismore

Is the Mayor aware that a recent death at an illegal all-night rave took place within a former police station in Stockwell? Is he concerned that leaving former police premises empty opens the way to squatters (as in Hampstead) and illegal all-nighters? Is he also concerned that by removing the public manifestation of police presence through police station closures an increasingly proletarianised police service will be perceived to have only a street-level role rather than as a key role within the community?

Written response from the Mayor

I share your concern about the issue of illegal night raves.

 

MOPAC no longer owns the property referred to.

 

As part of the MOPAC/MPS Estates Strategy, we have disposed of buildings surplus to requirements and are using the funds generated to reinvest in the infrastructure required to support front line policing. Whilst we endeavour to dispose of properties as soon as they are vacated, there can be delays. All reasonable steps are routinely taken in such circumstances to properly secure these buildings and to protect them against any form of inappropriate incursion.