This meeting took place on 13 November 2014. Read the transcript for the first section here and the second section here.
The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee will tomorrow examine the following subjects: From 10am The Committee will follow up work on its report Falling short: The Met’s healthcare of detainees in custody with questions to:
Stephen Greenhalgh, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
Helen King, Assistant Commissioner for Territorial Policing, Metropolitan Police Service
Paul Tarbuck, Acting Head of Health Inspections at HM Inspectorate of Prisons
From approx. 11 am The Committee will question Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey, Assistant Commissioner Helen King and Stephen Greenhalgh, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, about the following subjects:
Violent crime
Gangs and gang violence
Water Cannon
Police arrest targets
The meeting will take place on Thursday, 13 November from 10 am 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 for Editors:
The Police and Crime Committee is responsible for examining the activities of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime and investigating matters it considers to be of importance to policing and crime reduction in London.
The Police and Crime Committee is established under s32 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.
The Chair of the Police and Crime Committee, Joanne McCartney AM, 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 4228/4283. 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.