Below are additional answers to questions I asked in September. Question No: 2015/3545 Andrew Dismore What Metropolitan Police services are under consideration for privatisation? Written response from the Mayor The Commercial Strategy supports the delivery of the medium term financial strategy. This will see MPS exploring a number of commercial approaches to ensure that back and middle office services are being […]
Read moreYou can also see answers from the Mayor from September here. Children under 18 in police cells Question No: 2015/3509 Andrew Dismore Over the last 6 months, how many children under 18 have been held a) overnight and b) over a weekend in police cells? Written response from the Mayor Officers are drafting a response which will be sent shortly. […]
Read moreSpeaking after the Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s comments that up to 8,000 police officers may be lost as a result of Government cuts, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM said: ‘The Commissioner’s warning of a return to the 1970s show just how wrong the Conservative Home Secretary is, in her claim that her cuts to the […]
Read moreI wanted to provide you with an update on the future of PCSOs in the capital. The Met were due to discuss options last week. As a result of the significant political and public opposition, the Met. has pushed back a decision on the plans until December. This gives us time to continue to campaign against the Met.’s attempt to scrap PCSOs […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore has welcomed the Met’s decision to push back a decision on the fate of all London’s PCSOs after fierce opposition forced the Met to abandon plans to take a decision on their future this week. Despite a discussion being scheduled for the Met’s Management Board meeting on Tuesday 29th September Mr Dismore understands the […]
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