• Reference: 2021/2770
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

Section 499 of chapter 10 of the Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel, published in June 2021, includes this statement: “The panel agrees with other independent inquiries about the need for a duty of candour for public services, including the police,” and the Panel recommends in section 501 the creation of a statutory duty of candour for all law enforcement agencies. In addition, section 498 notes that the Public Authority (Accountability) Bill 163 2016-17, introduced by your fellow Mayor Andy Burnham while he was an MP, fell after its first reading due to the 2017 General Election. In the...

• Reference: 2021/2769
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

Section 499 of chapter 10 of the Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel, published in June 2021, includes this statement: “The Panel recognises the complex challenges of guaranteeing public accountability of an organisation such as the police, not least because of the requirement to protect information in accordance with the law. However, the challenges should not prevent frank and prompt accounts to the public about mistakes and wrongdoing. Rather than undermining public trust in the police, such candour would in the long run restore and maintain public confidence, which is essential for effective policing.” In addition, the Panel’s recommendation...

• Reference: 2021/2768
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

Section 502 of chapter 10 of the Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel, published in June 2021, includes this statement: “Unwarranted assurances were given to the family, and the Metropolitan Police placed the reputation of the organisation above the need for accountability and transparency. The lack of candour and the repeated failure to take a fresh, thorough and critical look at past failings are all symptoms of institutional corruption, which prioritises institutional reputation over public accountability.” Do you agree with this definition of institutional corruption, and why?

• Reference: 2021/2767
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

In total, what budgetary resources have been: a) made available and, b) spent in each financial year since 2015-16 for the internal investigation of corruption within the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)?

• Reference: 2021/2766
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

Could you tell me what work is being done around the safety of e-scooter users, and also what work is being done on protecting accessibility in the public realm and around the safety of other people walking and cycling where e-scooters are in use?

• Reference: 2021/2765
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

I welcome your trial of e-scooters; what work is being done with Government to update legislation around use of e-scooters?

• Reference: 2021/2764
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

Could you provide demographic data on the: a) ethnicity, b) age, and c) gender of all people who have had e-scooters seized by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) this year?

• Reference: 2021/2763
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

How many times have the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) issued a copy of a search record to someone who was stopped and searched, each year since 2016?

• Reference: 2021/2762
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

Has the coronavirus crisis and the closure of police counters as part of your Public Access Strategy meant that Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers have been unable to deploy the GOWISELY principles, specifically the entitlement to a copy of the search record?

• Reference: 2021/2761
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 15 July 2021

In your November 2020 policing Action Plan, you said: “MOPAC will commission independent academic research, using open-source data, to assess the effectiveness of cannabis enforcement in relation to tackling violence in London.” Has this begun, what stage is the research at, and when can we expect its conclusions?