Labour London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore has criticised Boris Johnson’s decision to pull out of London hosting the first leg of the 2017 Tour de France as a “huge missed opportunity” for the capital. The criticism comes after it was reported that the Mayor had ordered TfL to withdraw from negotiations only a day before the contract was due to […]
Read moreThe Metropolitan Police plans to axe all local PCSOs would disproportionately hit BME representation in Barnet, Andrew Dismore AM said. New figures from the PCS Union have revealed that 34% of neighbourhood PCSOs in London come from BME backgrounds compared with only around 12% of police officers. With 27% of PCSOs in Barnet coming from BME background, Andrew Dismore […]
Read morePolicing MQT answers Sept 15 Policing in Camden Question No: 2015/2798 Andrew Dismore Are you aware of the comments of Chief Superintendent Tucker of Camden Police at their Safer Neighbourhood Board meeting on May 21st , that ‘a significant proportion of police officer time is now spent on social need vacated by other public services’ ; and if […]
Read morePolicing MQT answers Sept 15 Policing in Camden Question No: 2015/2798 Andrew Dismore Are you aware of the comments of Chief Superintendent Tucker of Camden Police at their Safer Neighbourhood Board meeting on May 21st , that ‘a significant proportion of police officer time is now spent on social need vacated by other public services’ ; and if so what […]
Read moreAndrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden has today published figures he has obtained from the Mayor, which reveal the extent to which Camden police officers are ‘abstracted’ to work elsewhere in London. (see below) In just 3 months over the Summer, Camden lost a total of 1293 officer shifts to other boroughs, averaging 99 shifts […]
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