Coming up next week at the London Assembly
PUBLICATIONS
Tuesday 2 September
Fare evasion
Transport Committee
The Transport Committee will write to Transport for London and the British Transport Police about fare evasion on London’s transport network.
MEDIA CONTACT: Josh Hunt on 07763 252 310/ [email protected]
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Tuesday 2 September
Prison leavers accessing employment
Economy, Culture and Skills Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
In 2023-24, 17.1 per cent of ex-offenders in London were employed six weeks after release from custody, rising to 27.9 per cent after six months. This is lower than the national average, with 19.3 per cent of ex-offenders nationally employed after six weeks, rising to 31.1 per cent after six months.
The Economy, Culture and Skills Committee will speak with organisations about the challenges and opportunities of hiring ex-offenders, and whether the current training provided in prisons is adequate.
- Tehmina Khan, Business Manager, Ringway Hounslow Highways
- Darren Burns, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Timpson Group
- Jessica Mellor-Clark, Head of BeOnsite, Lendlease
- Lynne Kennedy, Social Mobility Manager, Greene King
- More guests TBC
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251727/ [email protected]
Wednesday 3 September
The Met’s neighbourhood policing
Police and Crime Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
As of 1 May 2025, the Met’s Safer Schools Officer role was dissolved due to budgetary issues.
The Police and Crime Committee will meet to understand how the Met’s operation in schools may be affected by cuts to Safer Schools Officers, and how the Met’s ‘child first approach’ is manifesting in its neighbourhood work.
Panel 1: 10:00am to approx. 10:55am
- Ashley Fontaine, Young People’s Programme Manager, Neighbourhood Watch Network
- Omar Alleyne-Lawler, Police Engagement Manager, Hope in Haringey
Panel 2: approx. 11:00am to 12:30pm
- Commander Neerav Patel, Metropolitan Police
- Superintendent Matt Cox, Metropolitan Police
- Dean Nevill, Senior Policy and Commissioning Manager, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)
- Gary Connors, Assistant Director, Violence Reduction Unit
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07763 251727/ [email protected]
For more details, please contact Tony Smyth in the Assembly Media Office on 07763 251 727. For out of hours media enquiries please call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the Assembly duty press officer.