Late 2019 written answers
Question No: 2019/3871
Andrew Dismore
How many children aged a) under 12 b) under 15 and c) under 18 were detained in police cells in the last 1 months for i) over 4 hours ii) overnight and iii) over a weekend?
Answer for Children in police detention
The Mayor
Last updated: 28 February, 2019
Officers are drafting a response
Children in police detention
The Mayor
Last updated: 24 February, 2020
Please see the table below showing the requested data for those children kept in custody for both periods of over 4 hours and overnight. Overnight signifies that a detainee was held within Custody for four or more consecutive hours between 00:00 and 08:00 (as per Howard League review). The detention period is calculated from the time detention is authorised to the time of release as recorded on the custody record.
Unfortunately, there are several variations to the criteria of “over a weekend” and therefore it is currently not possible to supply this information.
| Data return for month of January 2019 | 10-11 | 12-14 | 15-17 | Total |
| Youth Detainees kept overnight | 1 | 83 | 424 | 508 |
| Youth Detainees 4hr+ detention | 4 | 191 | 768 | 963 |
Met Detention recognise that custody suites although secure are not the most suitable accommodation for children. Every effort is made to secure their earliest release or transfer to more suitable accommodation. However, there is a significant shortage of alternative accommodation within London, which is the responsibility of local authorities, and the poor availability of appropriate adults outside of office hours and at the weekend can exacerbate the situation
Question No: 2019/20501
Andrew Dismore
How much money has been disbursed from the ULEZ scrappage fund since it was established?
Answer for Scrappage fund [1]
The Mayor
Last updated: 13 December, 2019
Officers are drafting a response
Scrappage fund [1]
The Mayor
Last updated: 24 February, 2020
As at 3 February 2020, Transport for London (TfL) has processed 623 van scrappage grant payments with a total value of £2,605,500. In addition, since I launched my car and motorcycle scrappage scheme in October 2019, TfL has processed 850 grant payments with a total value of £1,694,000. As a result, 1,552 of the most polluting vehicles have been scrapped.
Finchley Safer Neighbourhood Team bases
Question No: 2019/20891
Andrew Dismore
What arrangements are being made to provide SNT bases in Finchley, should the current ones no longer be affordable? Has the Met considered locations such as Finchley Fire Station, or local libraries?
Finchley Safer Neighbourhood Team bases
The Mayor
Last updated: 24 December, 2019
Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.
Finchley Safer Neighbourhood Team bases
The Mayor
Last updated: 24 February, 2020
There are currently three teams operating from 113 High Road, East Finchley, covering the following Wards – East Finchley, Finchley Church End, and West Finchley.
Searches are ongoing for alternative DWO hub sites in the area, matching the requirements of the teams. The current base will not be released until suitable alternative accommodation is provided.
Question No: 2019/20927
Andrew Dismore
Please state:
- What is the total in kilometres of road gritted (or other similar winter preparation) by TfL in each quarter from 2015 to the present?
- What quantity of grit (and similar substances for winter de-icing) has TfL a) used and b) purchased in each year from 2015 to the present?
- How many publicly accessible grit bins does TfL maintain? Please provide this figure for each year from 2015 to the present.
- Please provide the location (street address) of each TfL publicly accessible grit bin.
- How many road gritting vehicles does TfL have access to?
- What is TfL’s total spend on winter services on roads in each year from 2015 to the present?
Answer for TfL winter resilience
The Mayor
Last updated: 24 December, 2019
Officers are drafting a response
TfL winter resilience
The Mayor
Last updated: 24 February, 2020
- Transport for London (TfL) records the amount of salt that is used rather than the number of kilometres gritted
- TfL does not purchase salt directly, as it is provided as part of the London Highways Alliance Contract. All of the contractors hold a minimum of 11,250 tonnes
Over previous years the salt has been used as below:
| 2015-16 | 5025t |
| 2016-17 | 4967t |
| 2017-18 | 6045t |
| 2018-19 | 3272t |
| 2019-20 | 254t |
- TfL does not provide publicly-accessible grit bins, but some of the boroughs may do
- Please see question 3
- TfL’s highways maintenance contractors have access to 37 gritters that have ploughs to cover the TfL Road Network, as well as two mini gritters for the segregated cycleways.
- The total spend on winter service on roads for each financial year since 2015 is detailed below. TfL will be able to provide figures for the current financial year in April
| 14/15 | £2,154,097.21 |
| 15/16 | £2,039,899.70 |
| 16/17 | £2,115,267.13 |
| 17/18 | £3,104,648.21 |
| 18/19 | £2,060,310.70 |
