• Reference: 2019/6105
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 21 March 2019

Since you provided an extra £118.6 million to support police officer numbers in your 2019-20 GLA budget, are you planning to restore or increase the capacity and resources of the Road and Transport Policing Command (RTPC) and, if so, when?

• Reference: 2019/6104
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 21 March 2019

In answer to my question 2017/0513 you told me: “The MPS has been engaging with the Alzheimer's Society, Dementia UK and Age UK to improve how they interact with the elderly and dementia sufferers.” Could you provide an update on any changes that have been incorporated into police training since the Metropolitan Police engaged with these groups?

• Reference: 2019/6103
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 21 March 2019

There is a higher risk of death or serious injury from Taser discharge to young, elderly people and those with mental illness or under the influence of drugs. When undergoing Taser training, what guidance do Metropolitan Police Officers receive regarding high-risk groups?

• Reference: 2019/6102
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 21 March 2019

In answer to my question 2018/0824, you told me that though the National Police Chief’s Council Taser guidance had been amended to: “allow probationer constables to be trained in the use of Taser. The MPS does not currently plan to train probationers in the use of Taser.” Is this still the case, and what is the minimum length of service currently needed before a Metropolitan Police Service officer can use a Taser?

• Reference: 2019/6101
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 21 March 2019

How many times did Metropolitan Police Service officers discharge Tasers in each year from 2016 to 2018? Could you break this total down further by: a) the number of discharges per year captured on Body Worn Video (BWV), and b) the number of discharges per year carried out by officers working on their own?

• Reference: 2019/6100
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 21 March 2019

Regarding the Metropolitan Police Service's two-day trial deployment of live facial recognition technology in Romford town centre in January 2019, how many people were: a) stopped by police officers for actively avoiding or refusing to be scanned, b) positively matched, and c) arrested or had other action taken against them from each of the groups in parts a) and b)?

• Reference: 2019/6099
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 21 March 2019

According to the Metropolitan Police Service advice and information webpage on the live facial recognition technology trial ( https://www.met.police.uk/live-facial-recognition-trial/): “Anyone can refuse to be scanned; it’s not an offence or considered ‘obstruction’ to actively avoid being scanned.” However, witnesses at the live facial recognition technology trial in Romford town centre in January 2019 reported that several people were stopped after covering their faces or pulling up hoods ( https://bit.ly/2EOEOZE). Do you share my concern that innocent people objecting to the use of this technology by covering their faces were stopped and treated as potential suspects?

• Reference: 2019/6098
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 21 March 2019

What is the Metropolitan Police Service’s strategic plan for live facial recognition technology? Could you include details of the short-, medium- and long-term scenarios that have been considered or agreed, and any roadmaps or outline strategic plans?

• Reference: 2019/6097
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 21 March 2019

What are: a) the terms of reference for the Metropolitan Police Service's live facial recognition technology trial, and b) the criteria and minimum standards used for measuring its success?

• Reference: 2019/6096
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 21 March 2019

When will the evaluation of the Metropolitan Police Service's live facial recognition technology trial start and when do you expect it will be completed?