The Metropolitan Police Violent Crime Taskforce has so far:
- made 1,361 arrests
- recovered 40 firearms
- recovered 340 knives
- removed nearly 258 offensive weapons
On 17 September, 122 additional officers were added to the Taskforce and will be in place for three months. This takes the number of officers in the taskforce to 272.
Tomorrow, the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee will question the Deputy Commissioner for the Met and MOPAC about resourcing arrangements for the Taskforce and what will happen when the three months is up.
Questions will also include the public health approach to violence, women in the criminal justice system and anti-social behaviour. The guests are:
- Sir Craig Mackey QPM, Deputy Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service
- Sophie Linden, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, MOPAC
From approx. 11am
- Sophie Linden, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, MOPAC
- Rebecca Lawrence, Chief Executive, MOPAC
- Siobhan Peters, Chief Financial Officer, MOPAC
The meeting will take place on Thursday 4 October 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
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Notes to editors
- Unmesh Desai AM, Deputy Chair of the Police and Crime Committee is available for interview. See contact details below.
- Read the full agenda.
- The committee has launched an urgent inquiry into violent crime in the capital to examine the reasons behind the rise and to look at what more can be done.
- The Police and Crime Committee examines the work of the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), which oversees the Metropolitan Police. It also investigates key issues relating to policing and crime in London, including serious violence, front line policing, and counter-terrorism.
- London Assembly Police and Crime Committee.
- 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.