Motions received by the Chief Executive

Report: 5
Date: 29 October 2009
By: Chief Executive

Summary

To consider two motions received by the Chief Executive from Jenny Jones and Joanne McCartney.

A. Recommendation

That members consider the motion received by the Chief Executive.

B. Supporting information

1. The Chief Executive has received the following motions proposed by Jenny Jones and seconded Joanne McCartney.

Human Trafficking Team - motion to the MPA

2. This Authority calls on the Metropolitan Police Service to commit to maintaining the specialist human trafficking team in view of its important role as the only specialist operational anti-trafficking team in the country and London's position as a major gateway for human trafficking into the UK. Further, the international consensus is that a specialist team represents best practice in combating trafficking.

3. At minimum this commitment should be to maintain the team until after the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012. The Met cannot afford to lose the expertise or disrupt the intelligence work of the specialist team at this time, given the prediction of a substantial increase in the number of people trafficked into London over the next three years as a result of the Games.

4. A response by the Chief Executive to the motion will be provided at the meeting and noted in the minutes.

C. Race and equality impact

There are no race and equality impact arising from these motions.

D. Financial implications

There are not financial implications.

E. Background papers

None

F. Contact details

Report author(s): Nick Baker, MPA

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