• Reference: 2022/1336
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 May 2022

Code A of the PACE code states that a person’s physical appearance cannot be used as the reason for stopping and searching them or any vehicle they are in. However, physical appearance was the key reason given by Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers for stopping Eric Boateng-Taylor in March 2022, with officers stating that Mr Boateng-Taylor was approached because he was ‘not dressed for the climate’. Could you outline your processes for making sure that the MPS appropriately uses its power to stop and search without visual profiling?

• Reference: 2022/1335
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 May 2022

How will the new problem-orientated policing approach, mentioned in your Police and Crime Plan and due to be implemented by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), change the way Londoners are policed?

• Reference: 2022/1334
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 May 2022

How many youth workers are based in schools across London, and do you have any plans to increase this number?

• Reference: 2022/1333
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 May 2022

Given the serious safeguarding case of the strip search of Child Q at her school while she was menstruating, have you and the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) considered ending the deployment of Safer Schools Officers?

• Reference: 2022/1332
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 May 2022

How many Safer Schools Officers are assigned to each secondary school in London? Could you provide details in table format with a breakdown of the total number of secondary schools and the total number of officers in each borough.

• Reference: 2022/1331
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 May 2022

The Force Management Statement published by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) mentions a pilot run by South Basic Command Unit (BCU) where officers conduct a home visit to engage with a child and their parent or carer to offer any interventions or diversions through a community resolution process. I asked the Commissioner about this at Police and Crime Committee on 25 January 2022, but she said it was too early to give any information. Are you now able to tell me what are the key findings from this pilot scheme in the South BCU?

• Reference: 2022/1330
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 May 2022

What is the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) doing to ensure the classroom environments for the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) and Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP) do not replicate the “banter” culture that has been identified at some police stations?

• Reference: 2022/1329
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 May 2022

Classroom work is undertaken by individuals training for the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) and the Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP). Could you detail whether this work is assessed by academic supervisors or by current or former Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers?

• Reference: 2022/1328
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 May 2022

On 11 March 2022, a judgment was issued by the High Court in Leigh v Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis. The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) issued two statements about the ruling, indicating that it intended to appeal. On 23 March 2022, the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime told the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee: “We are disappointed that the Met got it wrong and concerned that they are appealing, and we will be discussing that with the Commissioner.” What were the outcomes of this discussion?

• Reference: 2022/1327
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 May 2022

What were the results of the bi-annual officer and staff surveys conducted in October 2021 by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)? What areas of concern were raised by those surveyed?