Tuesday 7 November 2023
What causes death and injury on TfL's networks?
Transport Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
Transport for London’s (TfL) Safety, health and environment annual report states that in 2022/2023 there were 8,112 reports of customer injuries on the transport network, including 214 serious injuries and four deaths.
In the first of a two-part investigation into transport safety, the Transport Committee will examine TfL’s initiatives to prevent deaths and injuries on its bus and tube networks, such as investing in new technologies and tackling driver fatigue.
Panel 1 – 10am – 10.50am:
- Tom Kearney, Bus Safety Campaigner, #LondonBusWatch
- John Murphy, Regional Officer, Unite the Union
- Professor Andrew Morris, Professor of Human Factors in Transport Safety and Director of Internationalisation (Design School), Loughborough University
Panel 2 – 10:55am – 12pm:
- Lilli Matson, Chief Safety, Health and Environment Officer, TfL
- Tom Cunnington, Head of Bus Business Development, TfL
- Richard Jones, Director of Asset Performance and Facilities, TfL
- Jon Eardley, Managing Director, Abellio
Panel 3 – 12.05pm – 12.55pm:
- Lilli Matson, Chief Safety, Health and Environment Officer, TfL
- Richard Jones, Director of Asset Performance and Facilities, TfL
- Richard Hines, HM Deputy Chief Inspector of Railways, Railway Safety Directorate, Office of Rail and Road
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Smyth on 07510 488715
Wednesday 8 November
Q&A on public protection
Police and Crime Committee – The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
Baroness Casey’s review of culture and standards in the Metropolitan Police Service found that public protection teams are overworked, overwhelmed, lack specialist services and are under-supported.
Her report highlighted that public protection teams deal with some of the “most serious crimes affecting the most vulnerable Londoners and committed by highly dangerous criminals”. These include rape and sexual assault, child abuse, online abuse, sexual exploitation and stalking.
The Police and Crime Committee will meet for its monthly Q&A session with the Met and Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime to discuss Baroness Casey’s findings related to the Met’s public protection teams and whether this has impacted victims coming forward.
Sophie Linden, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
- Louisa Rolfe OBE, Assistant Commissioner for Frontline Policing, Metropolitan Police Service
- Claire Waxman, Victims’ Commissioner for London
MEDIA CONTACT: Emma Bowden on 07849 303897
Thursday 9 November 2023
Universal free school meals
Economy Committee - Committee Rooms 2&3, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am
The Mayor announced £130m in “emergency funding” to provide free school meals to all primary school children in London’s state schools in Key Stage 2 for the 2023-24 academic year.
For the second of two meetings on child poverty, the Economy Committee will meet to consider the role of free school meals in supporting children living in poverty, and the effectiveness of the programme in London.
- Councillor Jasmine Ali, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Refugees, Southwark Council
- Barbara Crowther, Campaign Coordinator, Children's Food Campaign, Sustain
- Daniel Kebede, General Secretary, National Education Union (NEU)
- Dr Katharine Vincent, Director, Reconnect London
- Joanne McCartney, Deputy Mayor for Children and Families
- Richard Watts, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Mayor
- Emma Pawson, Head of Health and Wellbeing and Programme Director for Free School Meals, GLA
MEDIA CONTACT: Emma Bowden on 07849 303897
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