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This page contains information and news updates of MPA business specifically for press and media.
Warning: This is archived material and may be out of date. The Metropolitan Police Authority has been replaced by the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPC).
See the MOPC website for further information.
Media
Welcome to the MPA media page.
On this page you will find information and news updates of MPA business specifically for press and media. We would appreciate your feedback and suggestions for further information that you would find useful.
Current MPA issues
Useful contacts
Press Officers:
Jacqui Jones: 020 7202 0217
Michael Upton: 020 7202 0218
Out of hours duty phone: 07769 742 795
Email: firstname.secondname@mpa.gov.uk
Information about the Metropolitan Police Authority
Full Authority webcasts:
Each MPA full Authority meeting from City Hall is broadcast live. The webcast can be accessed from the MPA website homepage when the full Authority meets.
An archive of full Authority meeting webcasts is available.
The in-house broadcast contractors for the Greater London Authority, Bow Tie Television provide a pool feed of the MPA full Authority meetings in the Chamber from shortly before the start of the meeting. This is sent via the GLA’s fibre links to the BBC’s dedicated fibres, and to the British Telecom Tower for all other broadcasters who wish to take the pool feed.
All broadcasters (with the exception of the BBC) can pick up the feed from the British Telecom Tower. The details are:
- General enquiries tel 0207 432 5955
Lines can be booked on the numbers below:
- Video:
- Send (out) FL1BNR1
- Receive (in) FL1BNR2
- Audio:
- Send (out) VXUK 270 644
- Receive (in) VXUK 270 645.
This is the dedicated City Hall feed and shouldn't ever change, unless there is a GLA broadcast at the same time.
Other webcasts:
- Public meeting: 5 November 2009 - Civil Liberties Panel open meeting
As part of CLP review of the events surrounding the G20 demonstrations we held an open meeting, in London’s Living Room, City Hall, The Queen's Walk, London, SE1 2AA.
Media facilities in the Chamber, City Hall
There are a limited amount of facilities for those broadcasters who either wish to have their own cameras or audio recording equipment in the Chamber.
Audio
Audio room feeds are available for broadcasters in the Chamber on request via XLR connectors in the public area behind the seating on both sides of the entrance doors. Please contact the Bow Tie office if you require assistance
ISDN
There are no ISDN feeds available in the Chamber itself, but there are facilities in the Media Suite on the lower ground floor via Glensound codecs for those broadcasters who wish to either interview or submit live reports for radio.
Wi-Fi
A live Wi-Fi service is provided from the café area on the Ground floor for those journalists who wish to file copy using this facility.
Contact for broadcast facilities at City Hall
If broadcast or Media technical information is required in addition to the above, please contact:
Graeme Holdaway
Broadcast Manager
Bow Tie Television Ltd
City Hall
Tel: 020 7983 4864
email: bowtietv.operations@london.gov.uk
Information resources
MPA Direct
Stakeholder’s ezine published monthly following the full authority, with all the latest MPA policy decisions and projects.
Press releases
MPA press releases are distributed via GNN NDS service – please contact us if you wish to be added to our distribution lists.
Also please see our Statements and Letters, factsheets, briefings and leaflets.
RSS news feeds
Receive MPA news as soon as it is published by signing up to receive news feeds. The following sections now have RSS news feeds:
Freedom of Information
The Freedom of Information Act (FoI) 2000 provides a statutory right of access, which entitles people to ask the MPA for information.
- Publication scheme
Sets out the information we routinely make publicly available. - How to make an FOI request
A leaflet about the public right of access to other information held by the MPA.
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