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HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceThe creation of police and crime commissioners was designed to provide a focused point of accountability for the electorate. They replaced police authorities, which were opaque…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceLet me be clear: I am not playing politics; I am telling the truth, and every Londoner knows it. When the Prime Minister and I were at City Hall, we stepped forward and took…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceI am very sorry to hear about my hon. Friend’s constituent. One of the failings that is reportedly identified is the lack of support and information required to be given to…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right to recognise the importance of leadership. I am sure he will be encouraged by the significant investment that we have made in the College…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceAs I said earlier, this is not partisan; it is the truth. The process for appointing the commissioner is, I am afraid, laid out in law.29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceI am sorry that the hon. Lady feels that way. Certainly, when I was at the Met police, we did a lot of work to examine the problems with the culture. In fact, I instituted a race…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceI will give the hon. Gentleman one thing, but I understand, and this seems to be a tactic by Opposition Members, that their deflection comes with, “Oh, this is a disgrace!” I…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceMy hon. Friend raises some interesting questions, but I believe that the Metropolitan police as currently constructed is capable of policing London appropriately and can and does…29 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Earlier today, during my statement on the Met police, there was an exchange about the prior notification of the contents of my statement to…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceWell, bravo to the hon. Gentleman—bravo! That is exactly the right sentiment. There are thousands of police officers out there every day who, if something happened to any of us,…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceWe are doing significant work in all those areas.29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceI have seen both those stories; I cannot comment on the first one. On the second one, we are looking into those statistics carefully. Of course, now that we do not take into…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceMy hon. Friend makes a strong point about our shared responsibility to support not only the police officers who do a brilliant job every day, but those who they seek to protect,…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceThe hon. Lady is right that a strip-search should not take place without the presence of an appropriate adult. I am sure she is aware that, notwithstanding the case of Child Q,…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceI am absolutely willing to accept responsibility for systemic failures across the whole of policing where they occur. I do not know whether the hon. Lady was in the House at the…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceFirst, I am happy to hear my hon. Friend celebrate the work of the many thousands of men and women in the Metropolitan Police Service who are out there today keeping us safe. We…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceAs I have said, I profoundly hope that the Mayor will do his best to get a grip of this situation. [ Interruption. ] He has the authority and the mandate to do it, notwithstanding…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceMy hon. Friend reflects in his remarks the seriousness of the situation. He is right to point to the failings of governance. I was the first deputy mayor for policing and…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceMadam Deputy Speaker, it is the case that I made amendments to the statement, and I apologise that they were made at the last minute. The reason is that I held the job of deputy…29 Jun 2022HANSARDCommunity PaybackThere was a decline between ’17-18 and ’18-19, but the hon. Lady will remember that the last three years of decline were covered by a lockdown; the lockdown began in the first…28 Jun 2022