Up until the end of September 2020, the Met received an additional 12,107 reports of domestic abuse incidents compared to the same period in 2019. This represents an 8.5 per cent rise in cases this year already compared to the year before.
London and the rest of England are currently in a second national lockdown, how is the Met and MOPAC supporting victims of domestic abuse as incidents increase?
Tomorrow, the Police & Crime Committee will question the Met Police and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) on domestic abuse incidents in London.
Other topics to be discussed include:
- Trust and confidence in policing
- Brexit and policing
- Violent crime
- COVID enforcement
- Economic crime
- Antisocial behaviour
The guests are:
- Cressida Dick DBE QPM, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
- Sophie Linden, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
The meeting will take place on Wednesday, 11 November 2020 from 2pm. In line with government advice, this meeting will take place virtually.
Media and members of the public can watch the meeting live here.
Notes to editors
- Full agenda papers.
- Unmesh Desai AM, Chair of the Police & Crime Committee is available for interview.
- Find out more about the work of the Police & Crime Committee.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
For more details, please contact Aoife Nolan in the Assembly Media Office on 07849 308 317. For out of hours media enquiries please call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the Assembly duty press officer. Non-media enquiries should be directed to the Public Liaison Unit, Greater London Authority, on 020 7983 4100.