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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Members are required to declare any pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests they or their spouse/partner may have in any matter which is to be considered at this meeting. Interests are defined on the inside cover of this agenda.
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TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN THE POLICE
Notice of the above Motion was given in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 13.
Councillor Limbajee will move;
Councillor Green will second
This council notes:
- The Baroness Casey Review into the Metropolitan Police demonstrates conclusively the scale and extent of the problems within the force and their impact on communities and victims. It paints a picture of a force that is institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic. It documents systematic failures about the way it has vetted and maintained professional standards, the support offered to vulnerable victims of rape and domestic abuse, and its record of safeguarding children and protecting the public. It highlights the hollowing out of local policing and disempowerment of local leaders.
- The review shows that the Government’s cut in real terms funding for the Met over the last ten years – £700 million, 18% lower than the start of the previous decade - has had an adverse impact on neighbourhood policing. Sharp decreases in the rates of crimes solved and in measures of trust and confidence coincide with the period around 2017 and 2018 when police officer, staff, PCSO and Specials numbers were at their lowest and when the Joint Basic Command Units were introduced, which the Casey Review calls ‘an austerity measure’.
- Since July 2022, there have been eight homicides in Waltham Forest, the majority of which involved knife crime. Six of these victims were under 30 and two – Renell Charles and Chima Osuji - were under 18.
- Waltham Forest currently scores the worst in London for the proportion of residents who think the police are doing a good job (38%, MOPAC Public Attitudes Survey, Q4 2022/23).
- Stop and Search disproportionately affects our black residents, who make up 15% of the borough’s population but constitute 36% of subjects of stop and searches in the last 12 months.
- North East BCU has the second lowest number of officers in London as of May 2023. It also has the third lowest number of female officers (MPS Workforce report, May 2023). Over a quarter of all police constables in Waltham Forest and Newham have less than 2 years' experience in the police force and nearly half of detective constables have less than 2 years’ experience (Casey Review, 2023).
This council believes:
- There are many daily countless acts of individual bravery and selflessness by serving police officers. However, it is clear beyond any doubt that the Met requires nothing short of total reform to create the culturally competent police service that Londoners deserve. The Met must accept it is institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic if it is to change.
- The voices of Waltham Forest residents are missing from the way our borough is policed. Existing structures do not provide a clear way for Waltham Forest Council and our residents to hold the Met to account for how it polices and tackles crime in the borough.
- Given that the Met is 77% white and 70% male, and that half of officers do not live in the city they police, reform must begin with listening and understanding the lived experiences of our community. This includes those who have experienced discrimination and poor service, especially Black residents who have been under-protected and over-policed.
- Effective neighbourhood policing, including engagement with and visibility in communities and strong child-focused partnership working by the police with the council and other agencies, is essential if we are to tackle violence and the causes of violence – including poverty, domestic abuse and poor mental health in our borough.
This council resolves to:
- Deepen our Violence Reduction Partnership to maintain the focus on preventing violence and protecting every child from violence, working in partnership with our communities and schools.
- Urge the Met to accept the Casey Report in full – including the finding that the force is institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic.
- Take all necessary actions to encourage the recommended new borough-based approach founded on sufficient resourcing, greater accountability and transparency.
- Ensure our BCU Commander is accountable for the actions taken in our Borough, including those of central specialist units.
- Work in partnership with the Metropolitan Police and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime to facilitate a Citizens Assembly to develop a new model of neighbourhood policing, and engagement with communities, which rebuilds trust and confidence and reduces the fear of crime.
- Develop our hyper-local Safe Streets approach of police and council officers working together to improve our local response to crime and anti-social behaviour and using all of the levers at our disposal to prevent crime.
- Work in close partnership with Met Police for an effective Right Care, Right Person model so that vulnerable people in our borough are supported and recognise the statutory role that police have in helping vulnerable people to get medical assistance.
- Call on the Prime Minister to make serious violence a national priority.
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2022/23 Annual Treasury Management Review
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Changes to the General Scheme of Delegation
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