• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 18 January 2024

Siân Berry AM: Mr Mayor, you mentioned one budget announcement that you have made in that introduction there. I am very concerned to find that you have not sent us any more announcements yet, despite publishing your new draft consolidated budget last night [17 January 2024]. However, I do note in it that you have received an additional £512 million that you can distribute. Looking at the table for Transport for London income on page 78 of that document, it is clear there that your passenger income has dropped compared with the consultation draft budget by £128 million. That is...

• Reference: 2024/0446
• Question by: Andrew Boff
• Meeting date: 18 January 2024

Andrew Boff AM (Chair): The Mayor will now provide an oral update of up to five minutes in length on matters occurring since the publication of his report. Mr Mayor.

• Reference: 2024/0445
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 08 February 2024

How many firefighters failed an enhanced DBS check between January 2023 and January 2024?

• Reference: 2024/0444
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 08 February 2024

How many firefighters were subjected to an enhanced DBS check between January 2023 and January 2024?

• Reference: 2024/0443
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 08 February 2024

How much funding was allocated to carrying out enhanced DBS checks between January 2023 and January 2024?

• Reference: 2024/0442
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 08 February 2024

How many potential recruits have been rejected by the LFB as a result of failing a standard DBS check since April 2023?

• Reference: 2024/0441
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 08 February 2024

How many recruits have been subjected to standard DBS checks since it was greenlit by the government in April 2023?

• Reference: 2024/0440
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 08 February 2024

Can you provide a breakdown of firefighters who have left the LFB for any reason between January 2018 – January 2023 by i) gender ii) ethnicity iiv) sexuality and iv) disability?

• Reference: 2024/0439
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 08 February 2024

In his response to Nazir Afzal’s report, the commissioner outlined several actions that the LFB would take to achieve cultural change. What specific funding is being made available for leadership training, community engagement, the Professional Standards Unit and the Privacy for All Programme?