Monday 26 January 2015

Community Meeting: Policing Challenges in the Age of Social Media

The date of the meeting is Wednesday 11th February. It will take place at New Scotland Yard from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.

Online registration is open! Please go to http://goo.gl/forms/KbH1hNtd7h

Please register as soon as possible, at the latest by Friday 6th February.
You can register yourself as well as help others register.
If you have queries about the event, please send email to communitymeeting@lgbtag.org.uk or call 07947 160111.

Please note that, due to heightened security, access to New Scotland Yard requires prior registration and a Photo ID (e.g. passport, driving licence) on arrival.

Theme
We will focus on the challenges that social media present for the police. We will discuss personal safety and victimisation on the web. This may include sexual assaults, robbery and hate crimes.

We have invited members of the community to share their concerns and experience. We have also invited MPS officers with expertise in this area to respond to the issues raised in the meeting.


Thursday 8 January 2015

Policing of public sex environments: a fact sheet

The LGBT Advisory Group, in association with the MPS, has developed a factsheet on the handling of public sex environments (PSEs) for MPS police officers. This is a simple information sheet on basic principles behind the management of PSEs by borough police. It covers

  • the legal issues behind the use of PSEs
  • the potential vulnerability of PSE users
  • proportionate response to complaints about PSE
  • officers patrolling and attending PSEs
The MPS is in the process of revising and updating their internal policy for the handling of PSEs. This fact sheet is designed to be an accessible tool for local police officers handling PSEs. 

Wednesday 7 January 2015

Community Meeting: Policing Challenges in the Age of Social Media

The LGBT Advisory Group to the Metropolitan Police organises regular community meetings around policing issues affecting the LGBT community.

The theme of our next LGBT community meeting will be the challenges that social media present for the police. We will discuss personal safety and victimisation on the web. This may include sexual assaults, robbery and hate crimes.

We will be inviting members of the community to share their concerns and experience. We will also invite MPS officers with expertise in this area to respond to the issues raised in the meeting.

The date of the meeting will be Wednesday 11th February. It will take place at New Scotland Yard from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Please put the date in your diary!

More details will follow.