• Reference: 2022/1850
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

Have you read the proposed redraft of the Policing Protocol Order 2011, and what are your views on these potential changes to the Protocol’s impacts on operational independence and political interference in policing?

• Reference: 2022/1849
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

Were any officers or councillors at Hackney Council aware that the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) planned to carry out its action as part of Operation Vespa on 14 May 2022 in Ashwin Street and Kingsland High Street?

• Reference: 2022/1848
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

In the past year, how many reports of anti-social behaviour has the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) received from the local community about moped riders on Ashwin Street and Kingsland High Street?

• Reference: 2022/1847
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

On 14 May 2022 the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) spoke to delivery drivers on Ashwin Street and Kingsland High Street as part of Operation Vespa, targeting moped-related crime. Disorder broke out, resulting in footage showing an officer striking a man on the ground which was referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). There did not appear to be any attempts made by the police to de-escalate the situation. Why was such a disproportionate amount of force used by the MPS in what was an anti-social behaviour operation?

• Reference: 2022/1846
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

Thank you for your answer to my question 2022/1003. Have you now discussed findings and lessons from the review of the dip sampling of sexual misconduct and domestic abuse allegations, where those accused remain in the force, with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), and what actions have been taken?

• Reference: 2022/1845
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is now investigating three cases of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) conducting strip searches of children. What discussions have you had with MPS leadership about the impacts of this tactic on children?

• Reference: 2022/1844
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

Thank you for your answer to my question 2021/4076. It is disappointing to hear that information related to seizures following warrants, amnesties and weapon sweeps is not held in a retrievable format. Could you detail why this is this the case, and outline how the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is able to assess the effectiveness of different types of interventions without this information?

• Reference: 2022/1843
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

Could you provide details of all the stop and searches conducted under Section 60 by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) since January 2021, broken down by: a) date, b) age, c) ethnicity, d) gender, e) borough, and f) outcome of search?

• Reference: 2022/1842
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) released a press statement on 11 May 2022 which said that the Post Incident Officer and Staff Support (PIOSS) team are reviewing body worn video footage of on average 150-200 incidents a week and are also reviewing each time incapacitant sprays or batons are used. Could you tell me: a) how many total incidents have been reviewed by the PIOSS from its launch in April 2021 to May 2022, broken down by month and by type of incident reviewed (e.g. stop and search, baton), b) how many of them were negatively reviewed, and c) of...

• Reference: 2022/1841
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

Thank you for your answer to my question 2022/0997. When will you publish the membership of your police External Reference Group and Disproportionality Board?