• Reference: 2020/2174
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

What evaluation of the risks to public health was obtained by senior officers in the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) before deciding to continue and accelerate high rates of stop and search during lockdown?

• Reference: 2020/2173
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Regarding the high level of stop and search evident during lockdown, what personal protective equipment (PPE) do Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers employ to protect themselves and the people they are searching during this pandemic?

• Reference: 2020/2172
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

The latest data from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) shows the highest level of stop and search in more than eight years according to an article in The Times ( https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/metropolitan-police-stop-and-search-…). How was such a high level of stop and search reached while we are all in lockdown, and what was MPS policy regarding conducting stop and search in lockdown?

• Reference: 2020/2171
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

After the section 14 order issued by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), which covered the time from 9 pm on Monday 14 October to 6 pm on Friday 18 October, was ruled unlawful, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) acted immediately to drop the cases of people arrested under the order. Have all the people the MPS released under investigation (RUI) following arrest under the unlawful order now: a) had this status rescinded, and b) been contacted to tell them that their status has been rescinded?

• Reference: 2020/2170
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Could you tell me: a) how many drill music videos the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has removed, or successfully requested be removed, from social media sites, and b) what the policy (formal or informal) is that the MPS uses to determine whether or not a drill music video should be removed?

• Reference: 2020/2169
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Could you tell me: a) the number of arrests the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has carried out for the publication of drill music, b) the reasons for these arrests by appropriate crime category, c) the number of charges brought forward for the publication of drill music, and d) the number of on-going investigations into the publication of drill music?

• Reference: 2020/2168
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

A constituent has raised an incident in which a young Black Londoner with brittle bone disease, Oliver Charles-Christian, spent five days in hospital following contact with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), where it appears an officer tipped them out of their wheelchair. Will you look into this case as a matter of urgency?

• Reference: 2020/2167
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

On your regular LBC phone-in on 12 June 2020, you said you are no longer attending COBR meetings and were learning what was going on from Government press conferences. Now that these have ceased, how do you hear about changes in policy and guidance from national Government?

• Reference: 2020/2166
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

As a result of the coronavirus crisis we are already seeing jobs losses in the hospitality and retail sectors which are likely to be predominately affecting 18-24-year-olds. What action will you take to support this cohort of young people to prevent them becoming a ‘lost generation’?

• Reference: 2020/2165
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

The GLA Economics Labour Market Analysis, released on 27 May 2020, reported that across the UK one-third of 18 to 24-year-old employees (excluding students) have lost jobs or been furloughed, compared to one-in-six 35 to 49-year-olds. Could you provide me with data on the number of job losses, furloughs and pay cuts affecting 18 to 24-years-olds in London?