Andrew Dismore

Police officer experience: Barnet

Question No: 2016/1133

Andrew Dismore

a) how many police constables are there presently stationed at Barnet; and b) how many of those have i) less than 2 years’ service; and ii) less than 1 year’s service?

Written response from the Mayor

As at the end of February 2016 there was a Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) of 410 Police Constables stationed in Barnet.

Of these, 138 officers (FTE 138) have less than 2 years’ service. There were 50 (FTE 50) officers with less than 1 year of service as at the end of February 2016.

The increasing number of officers with less than 2 years’ service reflects the fact that the MPS have recruited 5,000 officers over the last three years and put an additional 2,600 officers into neighbourhoods.

Police officer experience: Camden

Question No: 2016/1134

Andrew Dismore

a) how many police constables are there presently stationed at Camden; and b) how many of those have i) less than 2 years’ service; and ii) less than 1 year’s service?

Written response from the Mayor

As at the end of February 2016 there was a Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) of 500 Police Constables stationed in Camden.

Of these, 197 officers (FTE 197) have less than 2 years’ service. There were 69 (FTE 69) officers with less than 1 year of service as at the end of February 2016.

The increasing number of officers with less than 2 years’ service reflects the fact that the MPS have recruited 5,000 officers over the last three years and put an additional 2,600 officers into neighbourhoods.

Question No: 2016/1135

Andrew Dismore

How many substantive detectives are there in Barnet BCU; and how many should there be under the establishment?

Written response from the Mayor

At the end of February 2016 there was a Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) of 53.82 substantive detectives in Barnet.

The establishment target number of FTE detectives for this OCU is 79.00.

Question No: 2016/1136

Andrew Dismore

Of the substantive detectives there in Barnet BCU how many are attached to the borough ward clusters?

Written response from the Mayor

There are two substantive detectives that are directly attached to the Borough Ward clusters in the Barnet BCU.

In addition, all of the detectives within the OCU assist with more complex investigations in order to provide support to all officers throughout the OCU.

Question No: 2016/1137

Andrew Dismore

How many substantive detectives are there in Camden BCU; and how many should there be under the establishment?

Written response from the Mayor

At the end of February 2016 there was a Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) of 72.93 substantive detectives in Camden.

The establishment target number of FTE detectives for this OCU is 90.00.

Question No: 2016/1138

Andrew Dismore

Of the  substantive   detectives there in Camden BCU how many are attached to the borough ward clusters?

Written response from the Mayor

The Camden Borough Command Unit is divided into three clusters and each one has a dedicated Detective Sergeant.

Question No: 2016/1139

Andrew Dismore

Further to Question No: 2015/3523

How many Chief Inspectors posts in Barnet are in jeopardy due to funding cuts?

Your response being:

‘It is likely that the MPS will face an extremely challenging budget situation. However, neither the police funding formula proposals nor the Spending Review have been agreed and finalised and therefore no decisions have yet been made on savings.’

As the police funding formula proposals nor the Spending Review have been agreed, will you now give a substantive answer; or are you holding out so there is no announcement of such cuts until after the May London elections?

Written response from the Mayor

The CSR announcement last year, with its protection of police budgets meant that I was able to reaffirm my commitment to the neighbourhood policing numbers in London and I can confirm that no Chief Inspector Posts are in jeopardy as a result of funding cuts.

The MPS continues to consider how best to organise its resources across London and we have a commitment within the Police and Crime Plan to explore “de-layering”.

Question No: 2016/1140

Andrew Dismore

Further to Question No: 2015/3524

How many Chief Inspectors posts in Camden are in jeopardy due to funding cuts?

Your response being:

‘It is likely that the MPS will face an extremely challenging budget situation. However, neither the police funding formula proposals nor the Spending Review have been agreed and finalised and therefore no decisions have yet been made on savings.’

As the police funding formula proposals nor the Spending Review have been agreed, will you now give a substantive answer; or are you holding out so there is no announcement of such cuts until after the May London elections?

Written response from the Mayor

The CSR announcement last year, with its protection of police budgets meant that I was able to reaffirm my commitment to the neighbourhood policing numbers in London and I can confirm that no Chief Inspector Posts are in jeopardy as a result of funding cuts.

The MPS continues to consider how best to organise its resources across London and we have a commitment within the Police and Crime Plan to explore “de-layering”.

Question No: 2016/1141

Andrew Dismore

Further to Question No: 2015/3525

Which Police Borough commands are under consideration for merger due to funding cuts?

Your response being:

‘As part of the work the MPS are undertaking in response to the proposed reductions in funding, they are exploring all options to meet the funding challenge. No decisions have been taken.’

Will you now give a substantive answer; or are you holding out so there is no announcement of such cuts until after the May London elections?

Written response from the Mayor

The MPS continue to explore the future operating model for the force.

No proposals have been brought to me at this stage.

Police officer experience: Barnet

Question No: 2016/1133

Andrew Dismore

a) how many police constables are there presently stationed at Barnet; and b) how many of those have i) less than 2 years’ service; and ii) less than 1 year’s service?

Written response from the Mayor

As at the end of February 2016 there was a Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) of 410 Police Constables stationed in Barnet.

Of these, 138 officers (FTE 138) have less than 2 years’ service. There were 50 (FTE 50) officers with less than 1 year of service as at the end of February 2016.

The increasing number of officers with less than 2 years’ service reflects the fact that the MPS have recruited 5,000 officers over the last three years and put an additional 2,600 officers into neighbourhoods.

Police officer experience: Camden

Question No: 2016/1134

Andrew Dismore

a) how many police constables are there presently stationed at Camden; and b) how many of those have i) less than 2 years’ service; and ii) less than 1 year’s service?

Written response from the Mayor

As at the end of February 2016 there was a Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) of 500 Police Constables stationed in Camden.

Of these, 197 officers (FTE 197) have less than 2 years’ service. There were 69 (FTE 69) officers with less than 1 year of service as at the end of February 2016.

The increasing number of officers with less than 2 years’ service reflects the fact that the MPS have recruited 5,000 officers over the last three years and put an additional 2,600 officers into neighbourhoods.

DBS Checks [1]

Question No: 2016/1161

Andrew Dismore

How many DBS applications currently make up the backlog of applications to the Met?

Written response from the Mayor

I understand that DBS certificates are an important part of public protection and that delays have a significant impact on people’s ability to work. I am taking this issue extremely seriously and I have discussed the delays with the Commissioner.

He has advised that the root of the issue was one of volume, allied to difficulties recruiting and retaining staff. Staff must make decisions that directly impact children and vulnerable adults and those who seek to work with them and therefore require significant specialist training and supervision.

MOPAC is working closely with the Home Office, MPS and DBS to reduce the backlog and improve the efficiency of the process.

An intervention plan has been developed to reduce the number of outstanding cases. This is being kept under constant review by senior managers to address the issues urgently, looking at short-term solutions to address the immediate backlog, as well as long-term solutions to plan for the forecasted increase in demand for DBS certificates.

There are currently 75,601 DBS checks in progress with the MPS. Note that as this is an ongoing process the MPS would expect to have at least 35,000 applications in progress at any one time.

The figure for the average time to complete a case is calculated by the DBS on a four week rolling average:

•              Average time to complete a check in 2013 was 31 days

•              Average time to complete a check in 2014 was 48 days

•              Average time to complete a check in 2015 was 78 days

All vacancies in the DBS unit have been filled and the overall resourcing of the unit increased significantly. There are now 184 staff within the DBS unit. A further surge resource of 56 police officers on restricted or recuperative duty has also been identified to support the unit.

With this additional resourcing the backlog is expected to reduce over the coming weeks.

DBS Checks [2]

Question No: 2016/1162

Andrew Dismore

What is the average time a DBS check by the Metropolitan Police has taken in the year i) 2013 ii) 2014 iii) 2015?

Written response from the Mayor

Please see my response to MQ 1161 / 2016.

DBS Checks [3]

Question No: 2016/1163

Andrew Dismore

Have you filled the officer vacancies in the Met’s DBS applications? If so, by how many?

Written response from the Mayor

Please see my response to MQ 1161 / 2016.

Question No: 2016/1142

Andrew Dismore

Further to Question No: 2015/3526

Which police buildings are being considered for disposal due to funding cuts?

Your response being:

‘MOPAC continues to deliver its approved Estates Strategy for 2013 – 2016.’

Will you now give a substantive answer; or are you holding out so there is no announcement of such cuts until after the May London elections?

Written response from the Mayor

MOPAC continues to deliver its approved Estates Strategy for 2013-16.

Question No: 2016/1143

Andrew Dismore

Do you intend to continue with barely attended contact points?

Written response from the Mayor

The Policing and Public Access in London document published in 2013 identified contact points and undertook that we would continue to provide access in this form for the public. Subsequently, borough commanders have identified some further sites as being suitable for contact points. Where these are not used by the public, they have not been continued with.

Question No: 2016/1144

Andrew Dismore

How many officer shifts were abstracted from Barnet in the last 3 months?

Written response from the Mayor

From the 01/12/2015 to 08/03/2016, Barnet has had 1,231 officer shift abstractions (including Police Constables, Sergeants and Inspectors).

Officers are abstracted to perform a variety of London wide duties including Public Order Aid, protective security patrols for venues and communities at risk, central proactive operations and support to critical/major incidents in London.

Question No: 2016/1145

Andrew Dismore

How many officer shifts were abstracted from Camden in the last 3 months?

Written response from the Mayor

From the 01/12/2015 to 08/03/2016, Camden has had 1,342 officer shift abstractions (including Police Constables, Sergeants and Inspectors).

Officers are abstracted to perform a variety of London wide duties including Public Order Aid, protective security patrols for venues and communities at risk, central proactive operations and support to critical/major incidents in London.

Question No: 2016/1146

Andrew Dismore

For the last 3 months, 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 the 1/08/15 to 8/03/16 Barnet did not receive any inward aid.

It is important to understand that officers on aid are sent to where they are needed and inevitably this tends to be inner London boroughs that are more likely to host events and protests etc.

Question No: 2016/1147

Andrew Dismore

For the last 3 months, 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 the 1/08/15 to 8/03/16 Camden received 4 inward aid shifts.

Note that throughout the football season, officers routinely patrol the Kings Cross and Euston area in support of the borough.

It is important to understand that officers on aid are sent to where they are needed and inevitably this tends to be inner London boroughs that are more likely to host events and protests etc.

Question No: 2016/1148

Andrew Dismore

What percentage of i) I and ii) S calls in Barnet and b) Camden were not answered within the target time in each of the last 3 months?

Written response from the Mayor

a)      In December 2015, January 2016 and February 2016, the following percentages of I and S calls in Barnet were not answered within the target time:

i            I calls: December 2015 (17.3%); January 2016 (15%); February 2016 (13%)

ii            S calls: December 2015 (15.2%); January 2016 (13%); February 2016 (15%)

b)      For the same three months, the following percentages of I and S calls in Camden were not answered within the target time:

i            I calls: December 2015 (8.8%); January 2016 (7%); February 2016 (10%)

ii            S calls: December 2015 (9.7%); January 2016 (9%); February 2016 (12%)

Question No: 2016/1149

Andrew Dismore

What percentage of i) I and ii) S calls in Camden were not answered within the target time in each of the last 3 months?

Written response from the Mayor

Please see my response in MQ 1148 /2016.

Question No: 2016/1150

Andrew Dismore

As it becomes increasingly clear that internet and phone frauds are gathering huge sums per year, can you explain why fraud is not included in MOPAC’s targets for crime reduction?

Written response from the Mayor

It is clearly important that the police should seek to reduce all crime.

The MOPAC 7 offences have dramatically fallen and they are the only offences for which I have set targets. Specifically they are victim based crimes which are typically reported and relatively easy to log confidently.

I have not set specific reduction targets for reduction of internet and phone frauds precisely because I want the reporting and investigation of those crimes to rise (not the incidences of crimes themselves).
I have been using information about these crimes as performance indicators to inform work with the City of London Police and the MPS.

Operation Falcon is now deploying 400 officers to help tackle fraud, and I have established the London Digital Security Centre to help protect the business community.

Since the changes in the Fraud Act 2006, fraud offences are recorded via the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau. The Home Office are using these systems to record and publish these crime types and as reporting and understanding of these issues increases nationally, we will see a steady increase in the numbers reported in the years to come.

Question No: 2016/1151

Andrew Dismore

In Barnet, for the last 6 months, what percentage of burglaries resulted in an arrest; and what percentage in the charging of a suspect; how many burglaries were there in absolute numbers and what do those percentages of arrests and charges represent in absolute numbers?

Written response from the Mayor

Please find below a table detailing offences recorded between 1 September 2015 and 29 February 2016.

Please be aware not all burglary offences will result in an arrest or charge, the MPS may use a number of other methods which they have at their disposal including cautions, penalty charges and warnings which are not reflected in the figures provided, and many may take more than 6 months to achieve a disposal.

Question No: 2016/1152

Andrew Dismore

In Barnet, for the last 6 months, what percentage of theft from person offences resulted in an arrest; and what percentage in the charging of a suspect; how many such offences were there in absolute numbers and what do those percentages of arrests and charges represent in absolute numbers?

Written response from the Mayor

Please find below a table detailing offences recorded between 1 September 2015 and 29 February 2016.

Please be aware not all theft from person offences will result in an arrest or charge, the MPS may use a number of other methods which they have at their disposal including cautions, penalty charges and warnings which are not reflected in the figures provided, and many may take more than 6 months to achieve a disposal.

Question No: 2016/1153

Andrew Dismore

In Barnet, for the last 6 months, what percentage of ‘MOPAC 7′    offences resulted in an arrest; and what percentage in the charging of a suspect; how many ‘MOPAC 7′    were there in absolute numbers and what do those percentages of arrests and charges represent in absolute numbers?

Written response from the Mayor

Please find below a table detailing offences recorded between 1 September 2015 and 29 February 2016.

Please be aware not all MOPAC 7 offences will result in an arrest or charge, the MPS may use a number of other methods which they have at their disposal including cautions, penalty charges and warnings which are not reflected in the figures provided, and many may take more than 6 months to achieve a disposal.

Question No: 2016/1154

Andrew Dismore

In Camden , for the last 6 months, what percentage of burglaries resulted in an arrest; and what percentage in the charging of a suspect; how many burglaries were there in absolute numbers and what do those percentages of arrests and charges represent in absolute numbers.

Written response from the Mayor

Please find below a table detailing offences recorded between 1 September 2015 and 29 February 2016.

Please be aware not all burglary offences will result in an arrest or charge, the MPS may use a number of other methods which they have at their disposal including cautions, penalty charges and warnings which are not reflected in the figures provided, and many may take more than 6 months to achieve a disposal.

Question No: 2016/1155

Andrew Dismore

In Camden, for the last 6 months, what percentage of theft from person offences resulted in an arrest; and what percentage in the charging of a suspect; how many such offences were there in absolute numbers and what do those percentages of arrests and charges represent in absolute numbers?

Written response from the Mayor

Please find below a table detailing offences recorded between 1 September 2015 and 29 February 2016.

Please be aware not all theft from the person offences will result in an arrest or charge, the MPS may use a number of other methods which they have at their disposal including cautions, penalty charges and warnings which are not reflected in the figures provided, and many may take more than 6 months to achieve a disposal.

Question No: 2016/1156

Andrew Dismore

In Camden, for the last 6 months, what percentage of ‘MOPAC 7′ offences resulted in an arrest; and what percentage in the charging of a suspect; how many ‘MOPAC 7′ were there in absolute numbers and what do those percentages of arrests and charges represent in absolute numbers?

Written response from the Mayor

Please find below a table detailing offences recorded between 1 September 2015 and 29 February 2016.

Please be aware not all MOPAC 7 offences will result in an arrest or charge, the MPS may use a number of other methods which they have at their disposal including cautions, penalty charges and warnings which are not reflected in the figures provided, and many may take more than 6 months to achieve a disposal.

Question No: 2016/1157

Andrew Dismore

How many stops and searches have been conducted in each ward of Barnet borough in the last 3 months?

Written response from the Mayor

The MPS produce comprehensive stop and search data by borough which is published monthly on the MPS website. Ward level data is not currently available.

In the last three months (Dec-Feb inclusive) a total of 767 stop and searches were conducted in the London Borough of Barnet.

London Borough level Stop and Search data is also available from the MOPAC Intrusive Tactics dashboard which can be accessed through the following link – https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/mayors-office-policing-and-crime-mopac/data-and-research/policing/intrusive-tactics.

Question No: 2016/1158

Andrew Dismore

How many stops and searches have been conducted in each ward of Camden borough in the last 3 months?

Written response from the Mayor

The MPS produce comprehensive stop and search data by borough which is published monthly on the MPS website. Ward level data is not currently available.

In the last three months (Dec-Feb inclusive) a total of 1,549 stop and searches were conducted in the London Borough of Camden.

London Borough level Stop and Search data is also available from the MOPAC Intrusive Tactics dashboard which can be accessed through the following link:

https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/mayors-office-policing-and-crime-mopac/data-and-research/policing/intrusive-tactics.