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Road crime traffic police budget 2018

  • Reference: 2018/2548
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 19 October 2018
Thank you for your response to my question 2016/4611. What was the total budget of the Metropolitan Police Roads and Transport Policing Command (RTPC) and the Traffic Criminal Justice Unit in 2017/18 and what is the expected budget for 2018/19? How many full-time equivalent officers were assigned to these units in each of these years?

Police officer second jobs

  • Reference: 2018/2547
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 19 October 2018
Research conducted by the Police Federation of England and Wales has found that 7.8 per cent of police officers have an additional job to cope with low salaries. How many officers in the Metropolitan Police Service have an additional job? Could you provide a breakdown of officer rank and what borough they live in?

Deaths and serious incidents in police custody report

  • Reference: 2018/2546
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 19 October 2018
The Report of the Independent Review of Deaths and Serious Incidents in Police Custody published by Dame Elish Angiolini in January 2017 made 110 recommendations. Which of the relevant recommendations have the Metropolitan Police Service accepted and actioned since then?

Deaths in custody and support for families (2)

  • Reference: 2018/2545
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 19 October 2018
The Report of the Independent Review of Deaths and Serious Incidents in Police Custody, published by Dame Elish Angiolini in January 2017, recommended that police forces "should give consideration to how family experiences can be brought into training and awareness packages" to improve how police officers support the families of someone who has died in custody. What steps have MOPAC and the Metropolitan Police Service done to action this recommendation?

Deaths in custody and support for families (1)

  • Reference: 2018/2544
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 19 October 2018
What support does the Metropolitan Police Service provide to the family of a person who has died in police custody? Could you mention any referrals that are made to other agencies for long-term support after police care?

Spit hoods and body worn video (2)

  • Reference: 2018/2543
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 19 October 2018
Thank you for your response to my question 2018/1768. Are the CCTV cameras in Metropolitan Police custody suites capable of recording evidence of a police officer being spat at? What would be the procedure and what evidence could be used if a detainee wanted to later complain that a spit hood was used even though they didn't spit at a police officer?

Anti-homeless street furniture

  • Reference: 2018/2542
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 19 October 2018
Thank you for your response to my question 2017/3637 in September 2017. What actions have you now taken to ensure aggressive anti-homelessness furniture is not a feature of GLA Group land and premises?

City Hall viability training for community groups

  • Reference: 2018/2541
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 19 October 2018
With more viability information now being released as part of planning applications, would you consider asking your expert viability team to offer some seminars or workshops open to community groups, to help residents to learn the basics about how the viability process works and how to challenge claims made by developers?

London Model of renting and next steps

  • Reference: 2018/2540
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 19 October 2018
Thank you for stating your support for the campaign to end Section 21 of the Housing Act and no-fault evictions, following the London Assembly's motion on this topic. Your reply included your latest outline, as sent to the Government, of your 'London Model' of renting ( https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/135_motion_responses_-_ma…). When will this be published for feedback from Londoners, and when do you expect to finish the process and start campaigning for more powers in earnest?

Flexibility in the Community Housing Fund

  • Reference: 2018/2539
  • Question by: Siân Berry
  • Meeting date: 19 October 2018
The Government has now accepted the need for longer-term funding deals and flexibility in its newly announced funding for affordable housing. Do you accept that the same principle should be applied to community-led housing, and will you look at how you could make the GLA's Community Housing Fund grants more flexible so that new projects can extend beyond the current spending period?
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