• Reference: 2022/1785
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

Do officers have hand-held metal detectors provided for weapons sweeps and if not is this something the Met is looking into?

• Reference: 2022/1784
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

Do you share concerns that elements of the Met may present adultification bias and how are you working with the Met to assess and tackle this issue?

• Reference: 2022/1783
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

If consistent themes of poor practice or misconduct are found in relation to the way in which strip searches have been conducted in the Met, will you commit to asking Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) to look into these through a thematic inspection of strip searching in the Met?

• Reference: 2022/1782
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

Will you commit to working with the Met to undertake an audit of all strip searches undertaken in the last five years and refer any that present concerns in terms of safeguarding and conduct to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)?

• Reference: 2022/1781
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

Do you share my concerns over the fact that three cases of teenage girls being strip searched by the Met have now been referred to Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), and how will you be working with the Met to ensure any recommendations made by the IOPC are actioned immediately?

• Reference: 2022/1780
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

Will the Met reconsider trialling sound detectors, as Paris has done, which detect unacceptable levels of noise from road traffic and are able to detect their origin, which then leads to fines for those who cause excessive disturbance?

• Reference: 2022/1779
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

How are you working with TfL, boroughs and the Met to tackle the issue of excessive noise pollution from motorbikes and modified vehicles in certain parts of London?

• Reference: 2022/1778
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

Recent Freedom of Information data has shown that the Met sent 173 police officers and spent more than £81,000 evicting four protesters from Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska’s mansion in March 2022. Do you support this excessive use of resources and have you raised any concerns over this directly with the Met’s senior leadership?

• Reference: 2022/1777
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

Do you support the Home Office’s plans to allow special constables to carry Tasers?

• Reference: 2022/1776
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

In 2020/21 police officers in London used Tasers 9,584 times. Does the amount of times Tasers have been deployed by Met officers in London concern you, and how are you working with the Met to try and reduce Taser use as much as possible?