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Halt all Police Front Counter Closures

Key information

Date: Thursday 26 February 2026

Time: 10:00am

Motion detail

Gareth Roberts AM moved and Emma Best AM seconded the following budget related motion:

“This Assembly calls on the Mayor to:

  1. Urgently intervene to halt all planned permanent closures of police station front counters scheduled from 28 February 2026.
  2. Publish a full and comprehensive Equalities Impact Assessment and mitigations — including specific analysis of impacts on survivors of Violence Against Women and Girls, disabled Londoners, older residents and digitally excluded communities — before any permanent closures are implemented.
  3. Report back to the Assembly with detailed evidence on the full scope of front counter usage, user demographics and access impacts prior to any final decision on permanent closures.”

Following debate, and upon being put to a vote, the amended motion was agreed unanimously.

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