Sophie Linden - gifts and hospitality
| Date gifted | Details | Donor / Provider | Estimated value | Reason for acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2024 | CST Dinner event | Sir Gerald and Dame Gail Ronson | £50-£100 | DMPC Sophie Linden was invited in her capacity as Deputy Mayor for Police and Crime- the event focused on security and support for communities in London. This year marked 30th anniversary. |
| 17 January 2024 | Cirque du Soleil European Première of Alegria – theatre | Mme Line Rivard, Agent-General of the Québec | £50-£100 | DMPC Sophie Linden was invited as guest of Claire Waxman to this event. Claire was invited in her capacity as Victims PCC by Mme Line Rivard, Agent-General of the Québec Government Office in London. |
| Date gifted | Details | Donor / Provider | Estimated value | Reason for acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 November 2023 | The Crime Reporters' Association annual - drinks | Rebecca Camber | £10 | DMPC Sophie Linden was invited a drinks reception celebrating 78 years of journalism. |
| 28 November 2023 | The CityForum Policing Mission - Dinner | Marc Lee -chairman | £50 | DMPC Sophie Linden invited to this event as policing partner. |
| 15 November 2023 | APCC & NPCC Partnership Summit 2023 – drinks | Donna Jones – Chair of APCC | £10 | DMPC Sophie Linden was invited as partner to the above summit. |
| 08 November 2023 | Crimestoppers Annual Dinner 2023 - Dinner | Lord Achcroft KCMG PC, Founder and Chairman of Crimestoppers Board of Truestees | £50 | DMPC Sophie Linden was invited to this event as MOPAC stakeholder. |
| 19 July 2023 | Crime Reporters Association – drinks | Chair Donna Jones | £30 | DMPC Sophie Linden invited to meet with newly appointed APCC Chair, to network with national journalists and reporters. Canapes and drinks provided. |
| 28 June 2023 | Tender Annual Awards celebration: - dinner | Susie McDonald ~ CEO | £50 | DMPC Sophie Linden - attended event given that MOPAC support under the VAWG umbrella. Tender celebrated the extraordinary work of young people, teachers and youth workers in preventing domestic and sexual violence and celebrated its 20th anniversary. |
| 31 May 2023 | Freedom of London appointment – dinner | City Of London | £60 | The lunch was a celebration for Sophie Linden’s Freedom of London appointment |
| 31 May 2023 | Sit down lunch | City of London Grocers Hall | £60 | Celebration for Sophie Linden’s Freedom of London appointment |
| 11 January 2023 | The London Government Dinner, Mansion House | The Rt Hon Lord Mayor of London | £35.85 | DMPC Sophie Linden was invited to this event in her capacity as deputy mayor. Networking with leading figures in London government |
| Date gifted | Details | Donor / Provider | Estimated value | Reason for acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 2022 | The Tender Annual Awards Celebration Event | London Partner - Tender Awards Celebration Event | £100 | Official Engagement - to present an award that recognises the extraordinary work of young people, teachers, university staff and youth workers in preventing domestic abuse and sexual violence |
| 08 July 2022 | Met BPA Windrush Even | Key London Partner – Metropolitan Black Police Association | £60 | Official Annual Engagement |
| 29 June 2022 | Crimestoppers Reception | Rewarding Partnerships (Crimestoppers) | 100 | Official Annual Engagement |
| 30 May 2022 | London Government Dinner | City of London Corporation | 35.54 | Official annual engagement |
| 07 April 2022 | Commemorative Medal | French Delegation | Unknown | Appropriate to accept |
| Date gifted | Details | Donor / Provider | Estimated value | Reason for acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 October 2021 | Police Bravery Awards | Police Federation of England and Wales | £100 | Appropriate to have received in role as DMPC |
| 09 September 2021 | City of London Police Authority Board Dinner | City of London | £100 | Appropriate to have received in role as DMPC |
| Date gifted | Details | Donor / Provider | Estimated value | Reason for acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 February 2020 | Barking and Dagenham Domestic Abuse Commission Launch | Barking and Dagenham | Under £25 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 20 January 2020 | The State of Girls' Rights report launch | PLAN International | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| Date gifted | Details | Donor / Provider | Estimated value | Reason for acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 December 2019 | Metropolitan Police Carol Service | Metropolitan Police Service | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 16 December 2019 | Mayor's Christmas Carol Service | Greater London Authority | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 05 December 2019 | Coercive Control: Contextualising the Invisible | London South Bank University | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 19 November 2019 | DAC Duncan Ball Retirement Reception. | DAC Duncan Ball, Metropolitan Police Service | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 04 November 2019 | Inspiring Youth Work Reception | The Mayor | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 03 October 2019 | Evening Standard Progress 1000 Gala 2019 | George Osborne, Editor of the Evening Standard | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 27 September 2019 | 190 Years of the Met Reception. | Metropolitan Police Service | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 26 September 2019 | Black Police Association 25th Anniversary Celebration | Black Police Association | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 18 July 2019 | Police Bravery Awards | Metropolitan Police Service | £50.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 17 July 2019 | APCC National Rural Crime Network launch of report looking into domestic abuse in rural areas | Association of Police and Crime Commissioners | £20.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 15 July 2019 | Reception to Champion Positive Activities for Young People | The Prime Minister | £50.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 03 July 2019 | Brake Family Liaison Awards Ceremony | Brake Charity | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 02 July 2019 | Gang Violence in New York and London: Seminar | London South Bank University | £10.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 10 June 2019 | Fight for Peace Event | Fight for Peace | £50.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 05 June 2019 | Police and Policy Dinner | KPMG | £50.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 09 May 2019 | Art Gallery Ticket | Dwaynamics ABC and The Safety Box | £25.00 | Dwaynamics ABC and The Safety Box |
| 06 April 2019 | A book and confectionery | SDP Berlin | £25.00 | The gift was a gesture of goodwill |
| 11 March 2019 | MPS excellence awards | Metropolitan Police Service | £50.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 21 February 2019 | Boroughs United Awards Evening | Jennette Collins (The Crib) | £25.00 | Appropriate to do so as DMPC |
| 19 February 2019 | Cirque de Soleil | Crime Stoppers | £100.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 23 January 2019 | Two Tickets for Macbeth | The Globe | £100.00 | The gift was a gesture of goodwill |
| 10 January 2019 | City of London Dinner | City of London | £80.00 | Appropriate to do so as DMPC |
| Date gifted | Details | Donor / Provider | Estimated value | Reason for acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 December 2018 | MPS Carol Service | MPS | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 17 December 2018 | Mayor's Carol Service | GLA | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 06 December 2018 | Carol Service | London Fire Commissioner - Dany Cotton | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 05 December 2018 | Opening of Child House | MOPAC | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 27 November 2018 | Illuminated River Event, including drinks reception | The Illuminated River Foundation | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 07 November 2018 | Meeting over breakfast | Greg Berman - Centre for Court Innovation | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 06 November 2018 | Meeting over dinner | Elizabeth Glazer - Director of the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice | £80.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 06 November 2018 | Flight and accommodation to USA. | Metropolitan Police Service | £2079.00 | Joint MPS/MOPAC visit to the New York Police Department Mayor's Office and Violence Reduction Projects across the city. |
| 31 October 2018 | Summit, Drinks Reception and Dinner – APCC/NPCC | APCC/NPCC | £30.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 18 October 2018 | Hestia Launch Event | Hestia | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 16 October 2018 | Reception – MAC UK 10 Yr Celebration | MAC UK | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 17 September 2018 | Breakfast – Speech | Chamber of Commerce | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 13 September 2018 | No2h8 Crime Awards – Speech | No2h8 & Partners | £30.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 11 September 2018 | Breakfast at Bloomberg – 17th Anniversary of 9/11 | Since 9/11 | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 23 August 2018 | Godwin Lawson Memorial Cup 2018 | Godwin Lawson Foundation/ Tottenham Hotspurs Foundation | £25.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor |
| 12 July 2018 | Police Bravery Awards Dinner | Police Federation | £50.00 | Appropriate to attend as DMPC |
| 29 June 2018 | Food hamper, t-shirt, baseball hat | Nigerian High Commission | £30.00 | Gift for being speaker at event |
| 25 June 2018 | Lunch | College of Policing | £10.00 | Appropriate to attend as DMPC |
| 19 June 2018 | Reception | London Councils | £10.00 | Appropriate to attend as DMPC |
| 23 April 2018 | Memorial | Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust | £10.00 | Appropriate to attend as DMPC |
| 09 March 2018 | MET Excellence Awards Lunch | MPS | £10.00 | Appropriate to attend as DMPC |
| 08 March 2018 | Reception | London Assembly | £10.00 | Appropriate to attend as DMPC |
| 07 March 2018 | Refreshments | Women in Law Enforcement - American Embassy | £10.00 | Appropriate to attend as DMPC |
| 01 March 2018 | Breakfast | International Women's Day Conference | £10.00 | Appropriate to attend as DMPC |
| 16 February 2018 | Boroughs United Event | Hackney Empire | £20.00 | Appropriate to attend as DMPC |
| 16 February 2018 | Lunch | MPS | £10.00 | Appropriate to attend as DMPC |
| 25 January 2018 | Ditchley Foundation Conference | Ditchley Foundation | £50.00 | Appropriate to attend as DMPC |
| 11 January 2018 | London Government Dinner | Lord Mayor of London | £30.00 | Appropriate to attend as DMPC |
| Date gifted | Details | Donor / Provider | Estimated value | Reason for acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 December 2017 | MPS Christmas Carol Service | MPS | £5.00 | Appropriate to attend as DMPC |
| 18 December 2017 | Mayor's Christmas Carol Service | Mayor of London | £5.00 | Appropriate to attend as DMPC |
| 04 December 2017 | Commendation Ceremony and Reception | MPS | £20.00 | Appropriate to attend as DMPC |
| 01 November 2017 | Dinner | APCC/NPCC | £50.00 | Appropriate to attend as DMPC |
| 01 November 2017 | Metro Mayors Summit Lunch | London and Partners | £30.00 | Appropriate to attend as DMPC |
| 31 October 2017 | Dinner and awards ceremony | Police Public Bravery Awards | £30.00 | Appropriate to attend as DMPC |
| 23 October 2017 | Gallery Viewing | Race Forward | £20.00 | Appropriate to attend as DMPC |
| 18 October 2017 | Dinner | City of London Police | £30.00 | Attended on behalf of the Mayor |
| 10 October 2017 | Dinner and awards ceremony | #No2H8 | £30.00 | Appropriate to attend at Deputy Mayor |
| 02 October 2017 | Business Lunch | Community Security Trusts | £30.00 | Appropriate to attend as Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime |
| 13 July 2017 | Dinner | Police Federation Bravery Awards | £25.00 | Appropriate to role as DMPC |
| 28 June 2017 | Dinner | Crimestoppers | £25.00 | Appropriate to role as DMPC |
| 19 March 2017 | Football shirt - Attended St Patrick’s Day Parade with the Mayor | Irish Embassy | £25.00 | Appropriate as guest of the Mayor |
| 15 March 2017 | Lunch | Old Bailey, courtesy of Alderman & Sheriff Peter Estlin | £25.00 | Appropriate to role as DMPC |
| 02 March 2017 | Lunch | London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, Leader’s Office | £25.00 | Appropriate to role as DMPC |
| 15 February 2017 | Middlesex University Sweatshirt | Middlesex University | £25.00 | Appropriate to role as DMPC |
| 10 February 2017 | Lunch | Metropolitan Police Service | £25.00 | Appropriate to role as DMPC |
| 09 February 2017 | Dinner | City Forum Dinner | £25.00 | Appropriate to role as DMPC |
| 07 February 2017 | Lunch | Veredus | £25.00 | Appropriate to role as DMPC |
| 17 January 2017 | Dinner - Networking & engagement | Police Foundation/KPMG | £50.00 | Appropriate to role as DMPC |
| 12 January 2017 | Dinner - Attended as part of wider local government engagement | City of London / London Councils | £50.00 | Appropriate to role as DMPC |
| Date gifted | Details | Donor / Provider | Estimated value | Reason for acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 December 2016 | Refreshments/ Hospitality - Speaking engagement | MOPAC/Met Police | £25.00 | Appropriate to role as DMPC |
| 24 November 2016 | City of London luncheon - Attended as guest of Jules Pipe | City of London | £50.00 | Long standing invitation |
| 16 November 2016 | The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners / The National Police Chiefs Council Conference pass & dinner - Gave speech at dinner and attended conference to meet with colleagues | The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners | £300.00 | Appropriate to role as DMPC |
| 15 November 2016 | Dinner - As part of a dinner discussion on diverting women from prison | One Small Thing/Lady Edwina Grosvenor | £50.00 | Appropriate to role as DMPC |
| 10 November 2016 | Refreshments / Hospitality - Roundtable discussion on portfolio area | Forward Institute | £25.00 | Appropriate to role as DMPC |
| 08 November 2016 | Refreshments/ Hospitality - DMPC attended to present an award | Royal College of Psychiatrists | £25.00 | Appropriate to role as DMPC |
| 10 October 2016 | Tea/refreshments - Pre-meet to Global Resilience Summit | Security & Resilience Network | £25.00 | Appropriate to role as DMPC |
| 22 September 2016 | Dinner - Launch of HMP Pentonville Social Enterprise | Snack Attack, HMP Pentonville Social Enterprise | £25.00 | Appropriate to role as DMPC |
| 19 July 2016 | Reception | Metropolitan Police Service | £10.00 | Represent MOPAC |
| 14 July 2016 | Awards Dinner | The Police Federation of England and Wales | £20.00 | Represent MOPAC |
| 28 June 2016 | NSY Farewell Dinner | Metropolitan Police Service | £20.00 | represent MOPAC |
| 18 June 2016 | Two watches | Sistah Space | £30.00 | Commitment i had made as DM of Hackney but hadnt had time to undertake |