Boris Johnson’s most senior advisor has agreed that London Assembly Members have the right to question the Met Commissioner, drawing to an end months of internal City Hall wrangling over the issue. In January the … [Read more...]
An update on Boris’s ‘secret’ police scrutiny sessions
November 27, 2012 by
Last month I highlighted how the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime was failing to inform Londoners of its regular ‘MOPAC Challenge’ meetings at which the Met is supposedly held to account. As I’ve remarked before, … [Read more...]
Boris needs to get a grip of MOPAC and ensure it stops blocking police scrutiny
October 25, 2012 by
The turf war between MOPAC - the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime - and the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee continues. At this morning’s PCC meeting, Assembly Members were again told that MOPAC believes it … [Read more...]
Boris tells Police Deputy: I will consider officer cuts
October 23, 2012 by
Boris Johnson has signalled his willingness to allow Police officer numbers to fall. Officer numbers were expected to fall to 31,957 in 2013 and remain at that level for the remainder of Johnson term of office, allowing him to … [Read more...]
Assembly to audit Boris’s commitment to transparency
October 12, 2012 by
The London Assembly is to investigate whether “organisational cultures” within the Greater London Authority are compatible with the Mayor’s promises of openness and transparency. In recent years Assembly Members, media … [Read more...]
Why didn’t Boris tell Londoners he was quizzing the Met?
October 2, 2012 by
This morning Met Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe and members of his senior team were questioned about the Met's performance and plans to increase public confidence in the force. The meeting was the second 'MOPAC challenge' to … [Read more...]
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