HC Deb 06 February 1985 vol 72 c569W
Ms. Harman

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many meetings with London local authorities have taken place since the publication to London borough councils of Sir Kenneth Newman's intended changes in the structure of the Metropolitan police force on 20 November 1984, to discuss these proposals; and with which authorities.

Mr. Giles Shaw:

The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis has had a meeting with the London Boroughs Association and he intends to consult widely as the reorganisation proceeds.

Ms. Harman

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the bodies to whom Sir Kenneth Newman wrote on 20 November 1984 outlining the conclusions of his review "Organisational and Managerial Support for the Strategic Goals of the Force".

Mr. Giles Shaw:

The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis tells me that he wrote to all right hon. and hon. Members for constituencies wholly or partly within the Metropolitan police district; to the chief executives of borough and district councils within the Metropolitan police district; and to the chairmen of a number of police/community consultative groups.