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Events Deployment Police Police Staff Officers £ State Visit of George Bush (18-21 November 2003) 11,078 199 3,924,680 Policing Objectives and Strategy 2.24 The Carnival policing operation takes over complete responsibility for the Carnival area from the local police for the entire duration of the event and deal with every incident requiring a police response. In its oral and written submissions to the Carnival Review Group, the MPS set out the strategic objectives, which govern their involvement in the planning and delivery of the Carnival: • to prevent public disorder. • to assist the organiser and the local authorities to ensure public safety. • to prevent damage to property. • to prevent crime and take all reasonable steps to arrest offenders if crime is committed. • to minimise the effects of congestion to vehicle and pedestrian traffic in the surrounding area. • to minimise the effects of any disruption to community life in the area. 2.25 In policing the Carnival the MPS works to a predetermined geographical area based around Carnival route. With such a large area to cover, the policing operation divides the Carnival area into five sectors. Each of these sectors is brought under the command of a Sector Bronze. These Bronzes - who are of at least superintendent rank - report to a chief superintendent, “Silver”, who in turn reports to “Gold”, the event commander. This group, effectively forming the senior command team for the event, is collectively responsible under the guidance of “Gold” for the setting and implementation of the strategy for policing Carnival. Each sector bronze is assisted by their own dedicated support team consisting of other senior officers who ensure that all policing functions are carried out. 2.26 In order to ensure a uniform approach to the policing of the event, a structured process is followed. This process is led by a series of Command Team meetings through the course of the year. These meetings are supported by a variety of additional meetings and exercises. These include planning meetings held by the sector bronzes with their own command teams who also participate in specially designed training. A working party also meets to make sure that all necessary administrative and logistical support is in place for the event. 2.27 In the immediate lead up to the Carnival, a series of comprehensive briefings take place. These briefings are used to prepare and inform the supervisors of every policing serial employed on the event. Each briefing follows the same sequence; Gold, Carnival video, Sector Bronze and the sector briefing officer. (The video provides an outline of what to expect at Carnival). In addition, every officer employed is briefed by his or her respective sector briefing officer on each day of Carnival. These briefings include the showing of a Carnival video. In order to support these pre-event functions a series of command team meetings chaired by Gold are held during the course of the event. Two of these meetings are held each day at a location within the centre of Carnival. 87
Crime at Carnival 2.28 Making safe arrests of armed or violent people, whether individuals or in gangs, in the middle of a crowd presents severe tactical challenges for the policing operation. The following table provides a statistical summary of crime levels at the Notting Hill Carnival since 1997. The murders of two young men in 2000 served to highlight the significant rise in the number of arrests and reported crimes committed at the Carnival. Table 6: Carnival crime figures 1997-2003 Offence 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Murder 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 Rape 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 S.18/20 Assaults 5 5 3 13 4 4 6 Indecent Assaults 3 7 4 5 2 2 4 Actual Bodily Harm 21 21 34 25 9 14 18 Common Assault 7 20 12 19 8 6 15 Assault on Police 2 2 5 1 2 4 4 Robbery 17 26 33 27 29 9 38 Theft Person 71 118 103 237 171 192 249 (Snatch & Pickpocket) Theft 19 23 52 38 30 62 44 Offensive Weapon 8 5 5 6 6 11 23 Prohibited Weapon 2 2 0 2 2 2 3 (CS Spray) Public Order/ 13 16 16 28 21 34 33 Criminal Damage Drugs 53 29 31 23 41 62 73 Other 6 2 10 8 1 3 15 Totals 230 277 308 435 328 406 525 2.29 The Review Group’s interim report and recommendations led to increased support for the Carnival in terms of police resources. A pre-Carnival Intelligence Team was established as part of the MPS response to reduce and minimise the opportunity for crime in 2001. This team was tasked with gathering quality information and intelligence in order to identify and, where possible, arrest suspects intending to commit significant criminal acts during Carnival. In total, 24 pre-Carnival arrests were made, including four suspects in possession of a semi-automatic shotgun, ammunition and gloves. An additional 1,000 officers were specifically tasked with targeting offenders at known crime hotspots within the Carnival area. These extra officers patrolled the periphery of the Carnival area with the aim of responding to intelligence and disrupting potential criminals before they reached the congested Carnival area. High visibility policing saw a significant increase in the cost of uniformed officers – the total cost for 2001 was £5.6 million, representing a 65 per cent increase on Carnival 2000. This cost also included 88
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Notting Hill Carnival A Strategic R
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Contents Foreword Preface Carnival
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Preface Lee Jasper, Policy Director
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This strategic evaluation was made
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Carnival as Part of a Wider Strateg
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Part V: Future Vision - The Way For
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London Carnival Development Program
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Priority Areas No Key Recommendatio
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London Arts Board (2000) Making a d
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The Greater London Authority Carniv
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Stephen Hotson Area Commander, Brit
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1. We believe that NHCT must be sup
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Day/Date Presenters Topic of Discus
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Appendix 8 The Carnival Code As the
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