PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Thursday 5 October
Gun crime
Police and Crime Committee – 10:00am in The Chamber
The Met reported a 42 per cent rise in gun crime in 2016-17, compared to the previous year. The Police and Crime Committee will look at the current levels and types of gun crime in London, the drivers associated with the rise in gun crime and how the Met and others are working to tackle it. The guests include:
- Temporary Commander Jim Stokley, Gangs & Organised Crime, Specialist Crime & Operations, Metropolitan Police Service
- Temporary Detective Chief Superintendent Kevin Southworth, Head of Trident & Area Crime Command, Specialist Crime & Operations, Metropolitan Police
- Andy French, Firearms Threat Lead, National Crime Agency
- Mike Eveleigh, Senior Firearms Officer, British Association of Shooting and Conservation (BASC)
- Martin Griffiths, Consultant vascular surgeon, Royal London Hospital and Major Trauma Centre Barts Health NHS Trust
MEDIA CONTACT: Mary Dolan on 020 7983 4603
Thursday 5 October
Growing Community-led Housing
Housing Committee – 3:30pm in Committee Room 5
After a previous Housing Committee meeting to discuss the obstacles facing community led housing projects, this meeting will discuss the pros and cons of co-operative models of housing in London and consider policy solutions. The guests are:
- Greg Robbins, Secretary, London Federation of Housing Coops
- Jessica Jacobs, Coops for London
- Emily Auckland, Senior Project Manager, Bioregional
- Leigh Pearce, Chief Executive, Nationwide Foundation
- Jeff Endean, Housing Strategy Manager, London Borough of Lewisham
- Tim Southall, Housing Delivery Manager, Bristol City Council
- Jamie Ratcliff, Assistant Director - Programme, Policy and Services, Housing and Land, Greater London Authority
MEDIA CONTACT: Sonia Labboun on 020 7983 5769
Notes to editors
For more information, please contact the media team on 020 7983 4283. For out-of-hours media enquiries, call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the London Assembly duty press officer. Non-media enquiries should be directed to the Public Liaison Unit on 020 7983 4100.