Dear Editor, This week, we have seen an important intervention made to ensure that our security arrangements with the European Union are protected after Brexit. With the looming possibility of a hard Brexit on the horizon, there is a real possibility that we may lose access to a number of existing arrangements vital to our capital’s security, such as Europol […]
Read moreCressida Dick: Ending violence on our streets is still the Met’s number-one priority – Standard By Cressida Dick Recently, a teacher wrote to me. His former pupil had been brutally and senselessly knifed to death. The teacher wrote profoundly and movingly of the boy he knew and taught, describing him as “just a good boy with a beautiful smile”. We […]
Read moreMet’s response to 999 calls Question No: 2018/2956 To: Mayor and Commissioner, MPS Andrew Dismore Are you satisfied by the Met’s response to 999 calls? Written response from the Mayor Please refer to my answer at MQT on 19 October. Responding to emergency calls is a fundamental responsibility of the Metropolitan Police and Londoners expect a quick and reliable […]
Read moreMoped-enabled crime in Camden dropped by 65% between March 2018 and September 2018, compared to the preceding six-month period. This data, obtained from a Freedom of Information request made to the Metropolitan Police, also revealed that moped-enabled offences across London reduced by a third over the same period. Local London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, credited the crackdown to “a […]
Read moreMet‘s response to 999 calls Question No: 2018/2956 To: Mayor and Commissioner, MPS Andrew Dismore Are you satisfied by the Met’s response to 999 calls? Written response from the Mayor Officers are drafting a response which will be sent shortly . Cocaine users Question No: 2018/2957 To: Mayor and Commissioner, MPS Andrew Dismore The Commissioner has rightly spoken out against […]
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