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Work of the Violence Suppression Units (VSUs) (3)

  • Reference: 2020/2638
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 17 September 2020
Thank you for your answer to my question 2020/1641. How many of the 1,000 people have now been contacted, and how many have taken up the offer of diversionary support?

Work of the Violence Suppression Units (VSUs) (2)

  • Reference: 2020/2637
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 17 September 2020
Thank you for your answer to my question 2020/1641. What diversionary steps are taken after Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers have approached these 1,000 people? Could you provide details of any diversionary programmes, including any options that were offered to these people.

Work of the Violence Suppression Units (VSUs) (1)

  • Reference: 2020/2636
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 17 September 2020
Thank you for your answer to my question 2020/1641. Could you tell me: a) what is the name of the database containing details of the 1,000 people, b) which agencies have access to it, and c) is the database accessible to all Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers, and if not how is access controlled?

Police conducting home visits to offenders during coronavirus lockdown (2)

  • Reference: 2020/2635
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 17 September 2020
Thank you for your answer to my question 2020/1641. In your answer you said: "These individuals were identified by the MPS (Metropolitan Police Service) through an analysis of crime intelligence data for the last 3 years and establishing who had been involved in 2 or more incidents of serious violence during that period." Could you: a) further explain what you mean by ‘involved’ in incidents and, b) outline the criteria used to identify these 1,000 people and separate them from other people who had been involved in two or more incidents?

Basic Command Unit subsidies from councils

  • Reference: 2020/2634
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 17 September 2020
How many Metropolitan Police Service Basic Command Units (BCUs) have received funds from local councils, and could you provide data on this funding for each BCU since the reorganisation of the borough commands?

Measuring the impact of the Report it to stop it campaign

  • Reference: 2020/2633
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 17 September 2020
I am very concerned to see recent data reported in the Independent ( https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/london-underground-sexu…) that sexual assault and harassment on public transport remains a significant and harmful problem for Londoners, but that nine in ten people affected do not report it. Could you provide the latest reports on activity and impact of the Report it to stop it campaign, including levels of publicity year by year, and changes in reporting, arrest and conviction rates since the campaign started in 2015?

Improving public transport CCTV retention times and communication (2)

  • Reference: 2020/2632
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 17 September 2020
Thank you for your answer to my question 2017/2109. I was very disappointed to find recently that the CCTV retention times on different modes of transport are not given on the web pages that were improved following my question ( https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/privacy-and-cookies/cctv and https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/safety/report-a-crime-or-incident). It is vitally important for people to know that images and evidence may not be retained for long after they experience crimes such as sexual assault and harassment, making prompt reporting essential. Could you look into this issue and restore this information to the pages?

Improving public transport CCTV retention times and communication (1)

  • Reference: 2020/2631
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 17 September 2020
Thank you for your answers to my questions 2017/2109 and 2017/2788. I am very concerned to see recent data reported in the Independent ( https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/london-underground-sexu…) that sexual assault and harassment on public transport remains a significant and harmful problem for Londoners, but that nine in ten people affected do not report it. Could you: a) update me on progress to increase and make more consistent retention times for CCTV data on different modes of public transport, b) increase publicity around the value of reporting these crimes and the very short time limits to obtain this crucial evidence on some modes...

GLA employee travel plan

  • Reference: 2020/2630
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 17 September 2020
Does the GLA have an employee travel plan for workers employed by the Mayor and Assembly, and have surveys been conducted into the modes of transport used by staff to commute to work? If so, could details of this plan, including any targets and measures taken to reduce car commuting be provided, alongside any data held on employee commuting mode share collected over the past three years?

London Fire Brigade employee travel plan

  • Reference: 2020/2629
  • Question by: Caroline Russell
  • Meeting date: 17 September 2020
Does the London Fire Brigade (LFB) have an employee travel plan, and have surveys been conducted into the modes of transport used by firefighters and staff to commute to work? If so, could details of this plan, including any targets and measures taken to reduce car commuting be provided, alongside any data held on employee commuting mode share collected over the past three years?
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