London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden and Fire Authority member Andrew Dismore AM welcomed London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s letter to the Chief Executive of the Football League, over the cost to Londoners of policing football in the capital. (See letter to Richard Scudamore here) Mr Dismore has been campaigning on the issue of the cost to the Met, currently running […]
Read moreFootball clubs in London paid just 5% of policing costs for matches last season, leaving the Metropolitan Police with a bill of nearly £6.7 million. New figures, obtained by Labour London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore AM, show that only £361,000 was recovered, the full amount allowed under the current legislation. Commenting on the figures, Mr Dismore said “enough was enough” […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has condemned the record level of anti-Semitic incidents in the UK. There were 767 anti-Semitic attacks in the first half of 2017 — the highest figure recorded within six months since monitoring began in 1984. The total number of incidents recorded from January to July by the Community Safety Trust […]
Read moreDear editor, So Theresa Villiers MP is concerned about the possible closure of Barnet Police Station’s front counter ( Times 27/7/17), a proposal which is out for public consultation. She says she is raising the issue with the Mayor. If she is so concerned, the real question is why has Mrs Villiers ( and the other Barnet Conservative MPs) consistently […]
Read moreYou may be interested to read the PCC annual report here.
Read more