Questions to the Mayor of London – answered at on 26 February 2021.
The above referenced press release, dated 27.06.16, advised that regular public meetings were to be held going forward, so that the MPS & criminal justice partners would be held to account; additionally to ensure that everything possible was being done to meet one of your key priorities and objectives i.e. to keep Londoners safe.
Can you therefore please advise me as to whether the public meetings have:
- taken place on a regular basis since 2016?
- so far contributed to assisting in keeping Londoners safe? If so how do you measure this?
- helped to improve services for victims of crime? Please provide examples.
- have improved trust & confidence between the police and the communities they serve? Please provide examples.
- managed to shape the future of the Met & Criminal Justice System, thereby reassuring Londoners that police on the streets are out there to protect them & reduce the impact of crime on them? Please provide examples.
The first public meeting was held on 28th September 2016 and, prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, were regular features of MOPACs approach to holding the MPS and criminal justice partners to account.
Further information about these meetings and their outcomes can be found at https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/mayors-office-policing-and-crime-mopac/governance-and-decision-making/our-public-scrutiny-meetings#acc-i-42788