• Reference: 2025/4252
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 18 December 2025

I understand that Dr Gillian Fairfield has been appointed as Chair of the Casey 2 Inquiry. What is the current timeframe for this Inquiry?

• Reference: 2025/4251
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 18 December 2025

For the current financial year 2025/2026 and the previous financial year 2024/2025, please provide the number of individuals that the Met included within their Facial Recognition Watchlists broken down by the following age groups: Total number of 17-year-olds; Total number of 16-year-olds; Total number of 15-year-olds; Total number of 14-year-olds; Total number of 13-year-olds; and Total number of 12-year-olds.

• Reference: 2025/4250
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 18 December 2025

Please provide the number of under-18s that the Met included within its Facial Recognition Watchlists for the last 5 years. Please break this number down by financial year.

• Reference: 2025/4249
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 18 December 2025

Given the new powers of a number of metropolitan mayors across the country, how are you looking to work together better and strengthen your lobby efforts to challenge the Treasury?

• Reference: 2025/4248
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 18 December 2025

Data from MOPAC and reported through the London Policing Board’s Data Dashboard, shows that LGBT+ individuals have been less content with the Met in five of six categories in the past 22 quarters. Are you undertaking any initiatives specifically with the LGBT+ community or with LGBT+ victims of crimes to get a deeper understanding of the issues and how to tackle them?

• Reference: 2025/4247
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 18 December 2025

Under what criteria did the Metropolitan Police’s decision to procure SandCats from Israeli defence company Plasan meet ethical guidelines, including human rights impact assessments?

• Reference: 2025/4246
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 18 December 2025

Given that the Government on 25 November 2025 confirmed that it has backed Heathrow Airport's £49 billion expansion and upgrade plan as the basis for adding a new runway, what actions are you new taking to challenge the Government on this?

• Reference: 2025/4245
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 18 December 2025

Have you started conversations to advocate for an increase in the NICC Grant for the coming financial year?

• Reference: 2025/4244
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 18 December 2025

I understand new information-sharing agreements have been signed between the Met and 16 Business Crime Reduction Partnerships and Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) across London. Please provide a list of the 16 partners involved and a list of the type of details being shared under these agreements.

• Reference: 2025/4243
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 18 December 2025

I understand the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime had a meeting on 15 October 2025 together with the Deputy Mayor for Business and Growth, Florence Eshalomi MP, Lambeth Council, and the MPS to discuss policing and safety issues with LGBTQ+ venue owners in Vauxhall. What points were taken away from this meeting and what actions will be taken following this meeting?