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Report 5 of the 26 November 2009 meeting of the MPA Committee, outlines a petition has been received which seeks the retention of the MPS dedicated human trafficking unit.

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Petitions

Report: 5
Date: 26 November 2009
By: Chief Executive

Summary

A petition will be presented to the Authority that seeks retention of the MPS dedicated human trafficking unit .

A. Recommendation

That members receive the petition.

B. Supporting information

MPS dedicated human trafficking unit

1. A petition has been received signed by in excess of 1,500 people, and has been submitted to that Authority by Mary Honeyball MEP in the following terms:

‘We the undersigned petition the Commissioner of the metropolitan Police, Sir Paul Stephenson, to retain its dedicated specialist unit dedicated to combating the crime of human trafficking’

2. A response to the petition will be provided at the meeting.

C. Race and equality impact

No direct implications in relation to the process of presenting petitions.

D. Financial implications

No direct implications in relation to the process of presenting petitions.

E. Background papers

None

F. Contact details

Report author(s): Nick Baker, MPA

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