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19 November 2024

Q&A with the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime

In June 2023, the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) requested a HMICFRS inspection around how effectively the Met responds to the sexual and criminal exploitation of children. The full findings from this review were published in February 2024^[1].

Tomorrow, the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee will question the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime on the implementation of the recommendations in this report, as well as how MOPAC is ensuring that training received by Met officers related to the exploitation of children is sufficient.

The Deputy Mayor will also be questioned on how MOPAC measures the effectiveness of live facial recognition in reducing crime, and its impact on public trust and confidence. There will also be questions on gangs, shoplifting and assaults on shop workers.

The guest is:

• Kaya Comer-Schwartz, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime

The meeting will take place on Wednesday 20 November 2024 from 10am in the Chamber at City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, E16 1ZE.

Media and members of the public are invited to attend.

The meeting can also be viewed LIVE or later via webcast or YouTube.

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Notes to editors

1. HMICFRS, The Metropolitan Police Service's handling of the sexual and criminal exploitation of children, 9 February 2024.
2. Susan Hall AM,Chairman of the Police and Crime Committee, is available for interview.
3. Find out more about the work of the Police and Crime Committee.
4. Read the agenda in full.
5. As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.

For more information, please contact Tony Smyth in the Assembly Media Office on 07763 251727 or [email protected]. For out of hours media enquiries please call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the Assembly duty press officer.