How will Brexit affect the well-established partnership arrangements with the EU for cooperation in the areas of security, law enforcement and criminal justice?
These are measures that the UK has, through its ‘special relationship’ with the EU, chosen to opt in to [1] and they include the European Arrest Warrant (EAW), information sharing and close working between the courts and criminal justice systems.
The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee will hold a question and answer session with MOPAC and the Metropolitan Police tomorrow about topical matters relevant to policing and crime in London. Other subjects to be discussed include:
- Counter-terrorism: one year on from the Harris report
- Tackling knife crime
- Moped-enabled crime
- Front line policing
The guests are:
- Sophie Linden, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, MOPAC
- AC Martin Hewitt QPM, Metropolitan Police
The meeting will take place on Wednesday 15 November 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 LIVE via webcast or 
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Notes to editors
- The UK has negotiated the right to “opt in” to EU measures, allowing the Government to decide, on a case-by-case basis, whether it is in the national interest to participate. In the case of measures in the Schengen acquis, it has the right to opt out rather than the right to opt in.
- 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.
For media enquiries, please contact Alison Bell on 020 7983 4228. 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.