• Reference: 2024/3943
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Constituents I have spoken to are concerned London’s 47 Opportunity Areas are not delivering the right results for local residents. Could you confirm: a) what new ways of monitoring the Opportunity Areas are being developed, b) when these will be made publicly available, c) at what intervals will this data be published (i.e. within Annual Monitoring Reports, or more frequently), and d) how are you engaging with residents in these areas?

• Reference: 2024/3942
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Thank you for your answer to question 2022/0049 about a limited trial in three London boroughs for 18-24 year olds found in possession of a small amount of cannabis. In your response you said you were still “assessing the viability of this pilot.” Can you provide me with an update on the progress of this pilot since your initial answer?

• Reference: 2024/3941
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

What work is MOPAC and your Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime doing with coroners in London to improve the accuracy of reporting data around drug deaths so we can understand the scale of the issue better?

• Reference: 2024/3940
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Thank you for your answer to question 2023/3098. Since your answer to that question can you tell me what progress the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has made on pre-arrest drug diversion and if relevant how many people have gone through the pre-arrest drug diversion system in a table broken down by ethnicity, gender, age and borough?

• Reference: 2024/3939
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

The previous drugs strategy from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) was dated as running from 2017 to 2021. Given that recent data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown a tragic increase in drugs deaths in London and across the country, when does the MPS plan to consult on and publish its next drugs strategy?

• Reference: 2024/3938
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

The London Race Action Plan says the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) will: “Continue implementation of the recording of road traffic stops, with external scrutiny to improve transparency around stops and identify opportunities to improve practice.” In what ways has the MPS improved practice so far and does the MPS understand why Black and other minority ethnic drivers are more likely to be stopped than other groups?

• Reference: 2024/3937
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Could you tell me a) how the chair of the London Race Action Plan Community Reference Group was selected and what qualifications or experiences make them suitable to lead this initiative and b) what mechanisms are in place to ensure the group’s guidance is actively listened to and implemented by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)?

• Reference: 2024/3936
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

Could you tell me a) if the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is considering any changes to how they use horses to police London b) what specific function police horses fulfil for the MPS and c) share with me any analysis the MPS has done on how effective the use of horses are in terms of use of resource compared to other methods of policing London?

• Reference: 2024/3935
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

In MOPAC’s Quarterly Performance Report Quarter 1 2024/25 it says: “Stakeholder consultation on the draft outcomes framework for Safer Schools Officers was completed in Q1 as planned. Further work will now be taken forward to review the existing governance arrangements to ensure alignment with the new outcomes framework.” Could you tell me: a) who was involved in this consultation, and b) if this new outcomes framework will be published?

• Reference: 2024/3934
• Question by: Zoë Garbett
• Meeting date: 21 November 2024

In a response letter to Caroline Russell AM dated 8 November 2023 the former CEO of MOPAC said: “The next Safer Schools Partnership Board is scheduled for Tuesday 14 November [2023]. MOPAC agrees that the terms of reference, membership and minutes should be published. MOPAC representatives on this Board will be tabling this as an item at the upcoming Board, requesting the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) action this, to ensure transparency of activity.” Given this response could you: a) share the meeting minutes for all Safer Schools Partnership Board meetings including and since its inaugural meeting on 23 April 2023...