Our aims

1) making sure that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues are always on the agenda of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS);

2) proving transparency of the police service by advisors having access to most areas of the MPS;

3) providing advice on LGBT-related issues to the MPS 'on demand';

4) formulating our own agenda of issues on which to advise the MPS;

5) assisting with critical incidents;

6) keeping the LGBT community in London informed of police initiatives;

7) providing a channel for complaints about poor policing;

8) encouraging the community to report homophobic and transphobic incidents to the police or through third parties;

9) supporting, informing and facilitating liaison between local LGBT forums;

10) creating and sustaining a network of LGBT Liaison Officers throughout the MPS.

We are making a real difference to policing in London but there is still much more work to be done.