• Reference: 2024/2544
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

HMICFRS’ Annual Assessment of Policing in England and Wales shows that in the year ending 31 March 2023, the Met Police had an offence brought to justice outcome rate of 4.7%, the second to worst rate in England and Wales. How are you working with the Met Police to ensure more crimes get solved, a crucial factor to regain trust in our Police Service?

• Reference: 2024/2543
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

A recent inspection by HM Inspectorate of Probation also said that YJS and the Metropolitan Police need to work together to explore ways to improve information sharing to increase victim consent and uptake. How are you assuring yourself that communication between YJS and the MPS is improved, not just in Bexley but across London?

• Reference: 2024/2542
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

A recent inspection by HM Inspectorate of Probation contained a recommendation that the Metropolitan Police should review the use of Outcome 22 or other deferred prosecution options in Bexley as a priority, and work with the YJS to ensure all children are offered and supported to access appropriate diversionary interventions at the earliest opportunity. What actions are you taking on the back of this recommendation?

• Reference: 2024/2541
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

How many Met Police Officer recruits are you looking to hire through the Change Needs You campaign to consider it a success?

• Reference: 2024/2540
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

What data can you currently provide on Project Vigilant? Specifically, could you provide information on its behavioural detection training and its implementation? Will you be rolling this out to the rest of London?

• Reference: 2024/2539
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

Have you engaged with Ofwat’s draft determination for Price Review 24 and if so, what feedback have you provided?

• Reference: 2024/2538
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

Since the creation in law of buffer zones outside abortion clinics, how many incidents of harassment have been recorded outside an abortion clinic in London?

• Reference: 2024/2537
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

Depending on the outcome of the ongoing consultation on the extension of Cycleway 9 in Hounslow and should you decide to move forward with the project, what are your timeframes to implement this cycle lane extension?

• Reference: 2024/2536
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

MOPAC’s Quarterly Performance Reports show diversity data within the Met Police Service and within its workforce recruitment. The data only focuses on ethnic minorities, women and black people. Why does the Met Police not provide data on LGBT officers and recruits and when can we expect LGBT data within the Met Police to be available?

• Reference: 2024/2535
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

Data from the MPS shows that between 2022/23 and 2023/24, shoplifting increased by 48.7%. This follows a major increase of almost 40% in shoplifting between 2021/2022 and 2022/2023. The initiatives you reported on in your answer to question 2023/3744 clearly do not go far enough. What further initiatives are you undertaking to tackle this epidemic?