In the Assembly Budget Meeting, I again raised Brexit with the Mayor in light of the then impending decisions on the triggering of Article 50. See also the Mayor’s speech at Davos The importance of financial services to the economy is shown in a recent House of Commons briefing paper on Statistics on UK-EU trade, which shows that […]
Read morefuture role of SNBs and ward panels Question No: 2016/4876 Andrew Dismore How do you see the future role of SNBs and ward panels? Written response from the Mayor In my draft Police and Crime Plan, I recognise and value the contribution of community members to local policing and to helping to ensure that Londoners can have confidence that the […]
Read moreSexual misconduct inquiries into police Question No: 2016/4395 Andrew Dismore ‘The Times’ has established that there are at least 156 live sexual misconduct inquiries into police in England, Wales and Scotland. The figure includes complaints made by colleagues as well as reports by victims and witnesses, although the majority of cases are in the latter category. The true figure is […]
Read moreA report by the Community Safety Trust (CST) has revealed a shocking rise in anti-Semitic incidents in the UK. There were 1,309 incidents in 2016, a rise of 36% from 2015, when 960 incidents happened. The previous record year was 2014, with 1,182 incidents, especially during August around the time of the Gaza conflict. The figures were published in the […]
Read moreBarnet and Camden residents are being urged to report incidents of homophobic and other LGBT+ hate crimes. The call from local London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore, comes after analysis showed an 11% increase in the number of LGBT+ crimes reported to police in Barnet and Camden in the last year. Statistics from the Metropolitan Police also reveal a 13% […]
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