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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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