MPA Consultation Diversity and Outreach Committee to visit Hackney

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07 May 2002

The borough of Hackney is the location for the next Consultation Diversity and Outreach Committee when it meets at 6.00pm on Thursday 9 May at Hackney Town Hall, Mare Street, London E8 1EA.

The committee, which has responsibility for community consultation, community safety and diversity in policing, holds its formal meetings in a different London borough every two months.

Members of the public are welcome to attend and at the end of the meeting there will be an opportunity for questions and comment from the public.

Items on the agenda for the Hackney meeting will include an update on how the Met is monitoring race hate crimes and how new initiatives will ensure that more women and members of ethnic minorities are given the opportunity to serve in the Met’s specialist units. The committee will discuss a progress report of ongoing work with Community and Police Consultative Groups and Independent Custody Visiting Panels. The draft Race Equality Scheme and Action Plan for the MPA will also be discussed and this will be followed by a presentation on the Race Equality Scheme. 

Eric Ollerenshaw, link member for Hackney said:

“In policing terms Hackney encompasses a wide scope of communities over an area of 12 square miles with a population of 198,800 people. It is the second most deprived borough in the country. 

“We work closely with all our communities in the fight against crime and respond to crime trends and hotspots with specific anti crime initiatives. However street crime and the fear of crime continues to rise and it is essential for us to look at further ways of tackling this."

R. David Muir, Chair of the CDO Committee said:

“The work of the CDO Committee is vital in building effective partnerships with London’s diverse communities.

“We want a police service which has the confidence and trust of all its local communities. We have meetings in community venues to encourage local participation and a greater understanding of the work of the MPA.

“It is very important that the people of Hackney are able to contribute to the way their borough is policed and that they are able to let us know their opinions and concerns. Everyone is welcome to attend.”

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