Children in custody Question No: 2016/4842 Andrew Dismore For the last 12 months, please state how many children under: 12 13 14 15 16 Have been held in police custody for: Over 4 hours Over 8 hours Overnight Over a weekend Written response from the Mayor Please note, Clause 60 of the Policing and Crime Bill 2015 will amend the Mental […]
Read moreMy report from City Hall No.39: 7th December 2016 to 6th January 2017 Introduction May I wish all my readers a happy and successful New Year? After the upheavals of 2016, let us hope that 2017 will be a little more stable, but with the uncertainties over Brexit I suspect things may still be up in the air for much […]
Read moreFor many years we have been pushing as the GLA Labour Group for a London-wide version of the Islington and Camden. SHINE Fuel Poverty Referral Scheme, in which residents who are considered to be at risk of fuel poverty are referred to council officers for a full energy audit. They also are then put in touch with other agencies who […]
Read moreSadiq Khan, has published his first draft budget, which the Assembly is scrutinising in detail over the next 3 months. The draft budget confirms plans to invest £3.2bn to deliver affordable housing, doubling the amount spent on tackling London’s poor air quality and freezing all Transport for London fares for four years. The Government is making significant cuts […]
Read moreAlthough the NHS is not a GLA function, I have been concerned about recent news about the NHS locally. The Royal Free has missed its waiting time targets in every month of the last year. I suspect that the problem is primarily caused by Barnet Hospital, which is part of the Royal Free group, but the figures are not […]
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