• Reference: 2025/3137
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 11 September 2025

During the State of London Debate, and then Mayor’s Question Time in July, you said you would look into Lambeth Council’s use of Section 21 eviction notices to evict tenants renting otherwise empty homes on their estates. What action have you taken on this issue?

• Reference: 2025/3136
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 11 September 2025

In light of recent protests in support of the currently proscribed organisation Palestine Action could you tell me what training the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has given to its public order officers to familiarise them with the Terrorism Act 2000 to enable them to apply the law correctly?

• Reference: 2025/3135
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 11 September 2025

In the VAWG Action Plan updates – Spring 2025 progress report published by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) in July 2025 it says that: “In November 2024, we achieved our target of uplifting 565 officers and staff into public protection roles, supporting our ambition of being frontline focused.” Of these 565 new public protection roles could you tell me what proportion of this is put towards tackling violence against women and girls?

• Reference: 2025/3134
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 11 September 2025

In the VAWG Action Plan updates – Spring 2025 progress report published by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) in July 2025 it says that: “Op Soteria training (Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) First Responder) is now established in recruit training and in autumn 2024 we began a wider rollout to around 20,000 frontline officers and staff.” How is the MPS measuring the impact of this training over the medium term and ensuring that the training is being retained by those who have taken it?

• Reference: 2025/3133
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 11 September 2025

In the VAWG Action Plan updates – Spring 2025 progress report published by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) in July 2025 it says that the MPS has “More than double the number of people charged with rape and other serious sexual offences”. Could you tell me: a) what has driven the increase in rape charges and b) if these increases in charges have been seen across all victim/survivor demographics for example ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexuality?

• Reference: 2025/3132
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 11 September 2025

A constituent has contacted me after reporting being robbed and sexually harassed to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). They said that despite reporting these incidents to the MPS no action was taken, and so they have decided to not report any other crimes they experience, not because they don’t want to, but because they have no hope left in the MPS. How are you working with the MPS to provide better service and outcomes for people who are victims of crime?

• Reference: 2025/3131
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 11 September 2025

Issy Vine, a former 999 call-handler and Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) whistleblower, contacted you and your Deputy Mayor for Police and Crime on 4 March 2025 via email. Will you respond to their correspondence?

• Reference: 2025/3130
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 11 September 2025

On Friday 22 August the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) provided an update about the policing operation for Notting Hill Carnival which said: “Some 266 people now either have police bail or probation licence conditions not to come to Carnival this year.” Could you tell me the rationale behind why these people received these bail conditions, why other conditions were not chosen, and why other people did not receive these same conditions?

• Reference: 2025/3129
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 11 September 2025

On Friday 22 August the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) provided an update about the policing operation for Notting Hill Carnival which said: “Some 266 people now either have police bail or probation licence conditions not to come to Carnival this year.” For these 266 people could you provide a breakdown of what offences people had been arrested for, or charged with, or convicted of, in order to receive conditions not to come to Carnival?

• Reference: 2025/3128
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 11 September 2025

Approximately how much does it cost the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) for each arrest it carries out? Could you break this down by how much it costs for an arrest where someone is charged compared to when someone is not charged?