• Reference: 2019/20107
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

How are the Metropolitan Police Service preparing for a possible increase in hate crime in London following the UK potentially leaving the EU?

• Reference: 2019/20106
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

How many referrals has the MPS made to the NRM of children aged 10-17 at risk of exploitation from County Lines Activity between 2015-2019? Please provide a breakdown by gender in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

• Reference: 2019/20105
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

In its report “Counting Lives: Responding to Children Who Are Criminally Exploited” The Children’s Society notes the importance of additional vulnerability flags in identifying children caught up in County Lines Activity [6]. What vulnerability flags does the MPS use to identify young people at risk of CCE or CSE and County Lines activity? [6] P.63 https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/sites/default/files/counting-lives-…

• Reference: 2019/20104
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

How does the MPS define Child Criminal Exploitation? Is this definition applied across all the BCUs in London to recognise and support victims of CCE?

• Reference: 2019/20103
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

The Strategic Assessment of Rescue and Response states that ‘significant data held by frontline professionals is not be captured to the extent that it could be, and this… contributes to the intelligence gap.’ [5] How is the MPS working with front line professionals to bridge the intelligence gap caused by lack of capture of knowledge from front line professionals dealing with those caught up in County Lines? [5] P.6 https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/rescue_and_response_count…

• Reference: 2019/20102
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

The Met Dashboard shows that between October 2018- August 2019 207,142 males were stopped and searched across London with 14,424 females being stopped and searched in the same timeframe [4]. Are male MPS officers confident when carrying out a stop and search on females? [4] https://www.met.police.uk/sd/stats-and-data/met/stop-and-search-dashboa…

• Reference: 2019/20101
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

Do the police have the right resources to approach gang associated girls where they have a concern of possible offending behaviour?

• Reference: 2019/20100
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

I am concerned that many young people associated with gangs have a lack of understanding of healthy relationships. How are the VRU and the Mayor using the public health approach to tackle misunderstandings about healthy relationships and thus to empower young people to recognise the signs of exploitative and unhealthy relationships?

• Reference: 2019/20099
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

When evidence suggests that not all young people understand when they are victims of crime relating to County Lines [3], does the MPS need a different language around ‘victim’ and ‘perpetrator’ in order to fully support young people exploited by County Lines Gangs? [3]P.5 https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/rescue_and_response_count…

• Reference: 2019/20098
• Question by: Florence Eshalomi MP
• Meeting date: 31 October 2019

In the Strategic Assessment of Rescue and Response it states that ‘Obtaining consent from young people when they don’t consider themselves as victims has been difficult’ [2] How does Rescue and Response reach and support those who don’t think they are victims? [2] P.28 https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/rescue_and_response_count…