Key information
Request reference number: 727
Date of response:
Summary of request
You requested:
In light of Mayor Khan's failure to answer the question by Cllr Hall, could you please provide any information on
•what the Mayor knows about grooming gangs that could be potentially operating in London.
•Has the Mayor ever asked the Met Police to investigate potential rape grooming gangs in london.
Our response:
1.What the Mayor knows about grooming gangs that could be potentially operating in London
MOPAC are unable to answer this request. Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, organisations must provide recorded information that is held in scope of a request. In this instance, MOPAC has not identified any specific recorded information in scope and would be unable to establish what an individual does or does not know on a topic. If you wish to make a future request, please consider refining your request to ask for specific recorded information.
Please note that the Mayor and MOPAC are recognised as closely linked but separate organisations for purposes of FOI. Please direct any request relating directly to the role of Mayor of London to [email protected].
2.Has the Mayor ever asked the Met Police to investigate potential rape grooming gangs in London
MOPAC does not hold any information in scope of this request. Under law, the police maintain operational independence of the Mayor and his staff. This means the Mayor and MOPAC are unable to ask or instruct the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on operational decisions such as the investigation of potential crime.
However, the Mayor does maintain strategic oversight of the MPS and is frequent communication with the Commissioner to make sure that the police are doing everything they can to keep Londoners safe.