• Reference: 2020/2132
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Following the concerning statistics showing that the Met still has a very long way to go before it becomes reflective of London’s diverse communities, do you think the decision in November 2018 to re-introduce the recruitment of Met officers from outside London has further impacted on the lack of diversity within the Met? Do you regret this change in policy?

• Reference: 2020/2131
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Can you please provide details of the number of police recruits to the Met since the re-introduction of recruiting officers from outside of London in November 2018, broken down by a) month, and b) recruits from within London and outside.

• Reference: 2020/2130
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Recent figures on ethnic diversity in UK police forces showed that although black individuals make up 13.3% of London’s population only 3.5% of Met Police officers are black. Furthermore, those of Asian heritage make up 17% of London’s population, but only make up 5.9% of Met officers. What will you be doing to make the Met more reflective of the city it serves?

• Reference: 2020/2129
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Please provide a breakdown of those who had their fingerprints scanned by Met officers in the last year broken down by: a) month, b) BCU, and c) ethnicity.

• Reference: 2020/2128
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Please confirm whether officers in the Met continue to carry biometric fingerprint scanners? If yes, is it correct that any officer is able to scan someone’s fingerprints off the street and check their immigration status against the Home Office’s records? Following the Windrush Scandal, in which there were clear errors in Home Office data, are you comfortable with this taking place on London’s streets?

• Reference: 2020/2127
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

How many cases have been closed by the Met in the last five years without a suspect being identified? Please provide this information broken down by a) year and b) type of crime.

• Reference: 2020/2126
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Further to your answer to Question 2019/14171 where you stated TfL “will set out next steps by December 2019, including dates for public consultation. Subject to the consultation responses, necessary approvals and available funding, construction could begin in 2020.” Please state when the consultation on improvements to the junction will now commence and by what date the improvements to the junction are expected to be completed.

• Reference: 2020/2125
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Please provide an update on TfL’s negotiations over securing extra funding for the full repair and strengthening of this bridge. What is TfL’s latest estimated date that the bridge will re-open to take single decker buses?

• Reference: 2020/2124
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Further to the Prime Minister’s speech on the 30 June 2020 which announced bringing forward capital investment projects will you consider making representations to the Prime Minister to prioritise bringing forward railway step free access projects under the Network Rail Access to All scheme?

• Reference: 2020/2123
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Please state the reasons why step free access was not completed at Cockfosters, Amersham, Ickenham, Wimbledon Park, Debden, Osterley, Hanger Lane, Northolt, Sudbury Hill, Harrow-on-the Hill and Burnt Oak London Underground stations by the end of 2019/2020 despite TfL website stating as recently as February 2020 that they would become step free by the end of 2019/2020. Further to your answer in 2020/0359 please also state the current revised dates, by month, that these stations will finally become step free.