- Recorded incidents of violence including knife crime, domestic abuse, rape and sexual offences have risen in the capital[1].
- One in ten crimes is committed against people who have been victims of crime in the previous year[1].
- The Metropolitan Police faces further cuts, including a reduction of £17.4 million in Home Office funding[2].
Has the Mayor chosen the right priorities for the capital?
Is the Mayor’s decision to move away from hard targets a welcome move?
What are the risks of proposals to set priorities locally in each borough?
The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee will tomorrow begin examining the Mayor’s Draft Police and Crime Plan. The Plan sets out priorities for the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime’s (MOPAC) during the Mayor’s time in office. These include police and crime objectives, financial and other resources provided to the Commissioner, and performance measures.
The meeting is an opportunity to speak with guests about how the Draft Plan will address current and future challenges for policing, and the effectiveness of the proposed performance measures. It will help to shape the committee’s response to the Draft Plan, which will be submitted to MOPAC in February.
The guests are:
- Gavin Hales, Deputy Director, Police Foundation
- Rory Geoghegan, Director, Centre for Public Safety
- Professor Marian Fitzgerald, University of Kent
- Professor Nick Tilley, Department of Security and Crime Science, University College London
The meeting will take place on Thursday 12 January from 10.00am in the Chamber at City Hall (The Queen’s Walk, London SE1).
Media and members of the public are invited to attend.
The meeting can also be viewed via webcast.
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Notes to editors
- Mayor invites Londoners to have their say on plans for a safer city, 1 December 2016.
- Government cuts lead Mayor to propose 8p a week council tax rise, 16 December 2016.
- Full Agenda papers.
- Steve O’Connell AM, Chairman of the Police and Crime Committee is available for interview. See contact details below.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
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