It has been a little while since my last report, due to City Hall being suspended for ‘purdah’ for the election period. we are now back in full session though, with a lot fo catching up to do. I don’t think I should write much about the recent terrorist attacks- London Bridge and Finsbury Park- and the tragedy of […]
Read moreWhat is ASB? Since October 2013, the Met has classified antisocial behaviour into three main categories, in line with the National Standard for Incident Recording (NSIR): Personal antisocial behaviour – designed to identify antisocial behaviour incidents that the caller, call-handler or anyone else perceives as either deliberately targeted at an individual or group, or having an impact on […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM questioned London Mayor Sadiq Khan and the Deputy Police Commissioner Craig Mackey over further police station closures and borough mergers, at the London Assembly plenary session on policing on 6th July. Mr Dismore asked the Mayor: ‘There have been worrying recent press reports, that 40 more police […]
Read moreNICC funding PQ 2017/2615 Andrew Dismore What is your current estimate of NICC expenditure, and how much do you expect the Government to refund for this? Written response from the Mayor and the Commissioner Based on the 2015/16 exercise to identify NICC expenditure, NICC functions are estimated to cost the Met £344m a year. Of this, £281m is associated with […]
Read moreAt yesterday’s City Hall Police and Crime Committee, London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM today questioned Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick over the future of the Metropolitan Police, in light of inadequate funding from Government. (Video: https://vimeo.com/222526273) Mr Dismore asked Ms Dick about a press release from the Home Office, suggesting the Met.’s budget was protected. […]
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