This meeting took place on 6 July 2016. Read the transcript for the first section here and the second section here.
At a full meeting of the London Assembly tomorrow, the newly elected Mayor of London will be questioned on a range of policing issues.
It is the first opportunity for Assembly Members to question the Mayor on his policing plans and the work of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) since his election to office. The guests are:
- Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London
- Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe QPM, Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
The following topics will be discussed:
- The future of the Metropolitan Police Service
- Policing challenges in London
- Diversity in the Metropolitan Police service
- Alleged assaults by Uber drivers
Following this, Assembly Members will submit motions on various topics.
The meeting will take place on Wednesday, 6th July 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.
Notes to editors
- Full agenda papers.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
For media enquiries, please contact Lisa Lam on 020 7983 4067. 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.