BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.6//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:594@thcvs.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220930T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220930T133000 DTSTAMP:20220929T140242Z URL:https://thcvs.org.uk/events/a-special-event-in-conversation-with-mopac -the-metropolitan-police-service/ SUMMARY:A Special Event: In conversation with MOPAC & The Metropolitan Poli ce Service DESCRIPTION:Friday 30 September / 11:30am to 1:30pm\n\nIn light of the rec ent series of scandals and failures in the Metropolitan Police leading to the implementation of special measures and the appointment of a new police commissioner\, WRC is holding an event exploring what is next for the Met ropolitan police\, specifically in relation to VAWG.\n\nSophie Linden\, De puty Mayor for Policing and Crime and Assistant Commissioner for Met Oper ations of the Metropolitan Police\, Louisa Rolfe\, will be speaking to re presentatives from the VAWG Sector about the changes that are happening in the police currently and what it means for the VAWG Sector\, and will be available to answer any questions from the Sector. With the newly elected Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley commencing in role from September\ , this is a unique opportunity for members of the VAWG Sector to influence his priorities and ensure that VAWG is at the top of the agenda.\n\nThere will then be a chance for participants to discuss what changes they would like to see being made\, what they think needs to be done and any potenti al solutions that can be used to work together with statutory services  f or women when they interact with the police and the criminal justice syste m and increase trust amongst women in London.\n\nThese two significant cha nges have come about as a result of recent scandals and inexcusable failur es including the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving police officer\, the strip-search of Child Q\, the stop and search of Bianca Williams\, the of fensive message exchanges between offices at Charing Cross police station and failures in the Stephen Port case\, all of which point to issues of in stitutional misogyny\, racism and homophobia in the metropolitan police. A ll these things have contributed to a significant decrease in public confi dence in the police force in recent years.\n\nThe introduction of these sp ecial measures and a new commissioner who has promised 'urgent reforms' an d pitched a 100-day plan to start turning the Met around\, are welcomed as a unique opportunity to both influence and scrutinise the much needed cha nges in the Met police.\n\nDon't miss out on this unique opportunity for w omen's organisations in London to speak truth to power and have a real imp act on the next steps taken by the Metropolitan police! \n\n \;\nSpea kers\nSophie Linden\, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime\n\nAC Louisa Rol fe\, Assistant Commissioner for Met Operations\, Metropolitan Police Serv ice\nWho's it for?\nThis event is welcome to all but London attendees are given priority due to strict funder requirements*. We will allow out of Lo ndon participants providing there is space on the event.\n\n*This event is  funded for women’s organisations or projects based in London working with those affected by sexual and domestic violence.\n Accessibility\nWRC strives for all our events to be fully accessible. Please let us know of any accessibility needs that you have and we will do our best to accommoda te them.\n\n\n\n \;\nQuotes from previous WRC events\n"It was FANTASTI C. Thank you so much for all the effort (practical and emotional) you all put in. Can't say enough how great the event was"\n\n"Fantastic session! F elt energised\, inspired and validated! Thank you."\n\n"It was very inspir ing and educational. I hope to attend more events in the future."\n\n\n\nM ore information\nFor more information about the event\, please contact Lau ra on laura@wrc.org.uk\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thcvs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ Screen-Shot-2022-09-29-at-15.01.40.png CATEGORIES:Health and Wellbeing Events in Tower Hamlets END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220327T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR