• Reference: 2018/0060
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 18 January 2018

How many arrests have been made in London of members of grooming gangs?

• Reference: 2018/0059
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 18 January 2018

What will be the cost of constructing CS4?

• Reference: 2018/0058
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 18 January 2018

What will be the cost of constructing CS9?

• Reference: 2018/0057
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 18 January 2018

Operated by London Councils, the London Taxicard scheme provides subsidised door to door journeys in licensed taxis and private hire vehicles for London residents who have serious mobility or visual impairments. This helps people who find using public transport very difficult or impossible - such as the blind or those unable to walk. I oppose any reduction in funding for this scheme. The proposed cut of 13% in 2018/19 and a 1%, 0% and 3% increase in the level of Taxicard funding in subsequent years represents significant real terms cuts to services, taking account of inflationary fares increases. This will...

• Reference: 2018/0056
• Question by: Peter Whittle
• Meeting date: 18 January 2018

Can the MPS give a full list of low-level offences that it will no longer investigate under the new crime assessment principles?

• Reference: 2018/0055
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 18 January 2018

If a member of the public reports a burglary as a hate crime, will this be classed as a high-level crime or will it be assessed out?

• Reference: 2018/0054
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 18 January 2018

Why does the MPS group together Hate Crime and Domestic Violence as a single category when they are very different crimes?

• Reference: 2018/0053
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 18 January 2018

Is a Hate Crime Public Order Offence a high-level Mandatory Crime (Hate Crime) or low-level (Public Order Offence) crime that will be assessed out under the recently announced Crime Assessment Policy?

• Reference: 2018/0052
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 18 January 2018

During 8th May 2016 and 31st October 2017 the majority of Hate Crimes recorded by the MPS were Public Order Offences of which one out of six were anti-religious offences. I note that Section 29J of the Public Order Act 1986 gives protection of freedom of expression, which includes the right to ridicule, insult or abuse religions and beliefs. Could you explain how MPS takes this legislation into account when investigating hate crimes deemed as anti-religious?

• Reference: 2018/0051
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 18 January 2018

How many hate crimes between 8th May 2016 and 31st December 2017 resulted in (i) an arrest, (ii) a charge, (iii) a prosecution and (iv) a conviction?