Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP Home Affairs Committee Committee Office, House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Dear Yvette, 01 May 2019

Home , Ben Wallace (politician), Lynne Owens, Minister for Policing, Minister for Security, Sadiq Khan, Victoria Atkins

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Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP Home Affairs Committee Committee Office, House of Commons London SW1A 0AA

Dear Yvette, 01 May 2019

Thank you for your letter of 23 April.

The Serious Violence Taskforce was established in April 2018 to oversee and provide ex- ternal challenge to the delivery of the Serious Violence Strategy. The Taskforce has proven be to a very important forum that brings together Ministers from key departments, MPs, law enforcement, public and voluntary sector partners, committed to combatting the threat of serious violence.

Discussions have been instrumental in the development of a number of initiatives. Most notably the £200 million Youth Endowment Fund, the consultation on a new duty to support a ‘public health’ approach to serious violence, and the Independent Review of Drugs Misuse. Most recently, together with my separate meeting with senior police officers in March, the Taskforce also helped with the case to secure additional funding of £100 million to tackle serious violence. Discussions at the Taskforce have also played an influential role in supporting critical changes in community guidelines on serious violent content online.

The Serious Violence Taskforce is England and Wales wide in its remit. This is reflected in its membership. You referred to the Taskforce being described as “London centric”. I would refute that suggestion. The Taskforce has taken a significant interest in London, but the capital accounts for around 35% of all knife crime in England and Wales, and so it is right that we take a strong interest. However, the Taskforce is very much national in its scope. We have had detailed discussions about multi-agency working in Wales, and deep dives into violent crime issues in Birmingham and Blackpool. The Taskforce will continue to look at challenges in other cities at future meetings.

The Serious Violence Taskforce has so far met on nine occasions and I would expect it to continue to meet with this frequency. It is essential though that the discussions in the Taskforce are confidential, the minutes of Taskforce meetings are not published or circulated widely, so that members are able to speak freely. Therefore, I must decline your re- quest to see them. However, I am happy to share with you the agendas for all Serious Vi- olence Taskforce meetings that have taken place since the first meeting on 26 April 2018.

I have attached the following as annexes to this letter: the Taskforce membership; the attendees at each meeting; and the agendas for each meeting.

Yours sincerely,

Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP Serious Violence Taskforce Membership

• Home Secretary (Chair) • Minister for Crime, Safeguarding & Vulnerability, Victoria Atkins MP • Minister for Policing & the Fire Service, Rt Hon Nick Hurd MP • Minister for Children and Families, Nadhim Zahawi MP • Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, Margot James MP • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice, Edward Argar MP • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention, Jackie Doyle-Price MP • Rt Hon David Lammy MP • Chuka Umunna MP • Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP • Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Cressida Dick • Deputy Assistant Commissioner Duncan Ball, on behalf of the National Police Chiefs Council • Director General of the National Crime Agency, Lynne Owens • Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan • Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, PCC Mark Burns- Williamson • Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Fund Dawn Austwick • Children’s Commissioner, Anne Longfield • Chief Executive of Public Health Wales, Tracey Cooper • Public Health England, Rosanna O’Connor • Councillor Simon Blackburn, on behalf of the Local Government Association • CEO of Ben Kinsella Trust, Patrick Green • CEO of Redthread, John Poyton • Head of Gangs SOS St Giles, Junior Smart • CEO of Onside Youth Zones, Kathryn Morley • Chief Operating Officer of Catch 22, Naomi Hulston • Private Secretary to Prime Minister, Hannah Young

List of attendees for each Serious Violence Taskforce from April 2018 to April 2019

26 April 2018

Rt Hon Amber Rudd, MP, Home Secretary (Chair) Victoria Atkins MP, Minister for Crime, Safeguarding & Vulnerability Rt Hon Nick Hurd MP, Minister for Policing & the Fire Service Nadhim Zahawi MP, Minister for Children and Families Margot James MP, Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries Rt Hon David Lammy MP Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP Sir Craig Mackey, Deputy Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service Deputy Assistant Commissioner Duncan Ball, on behalf of the National Police Chiefs Council Lynne Owens, Director General of the National Crime Agency Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London PCC David Lloyd, Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners Professor Mark Bellis, Public Health Wales Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Fund Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner, Councillor Simon Blackburn, on behalf of the Local Government Association Patrick Green, CEO of Ben Kinsella Trust John Poyton, CEO of Redthread Kathryn Morley, CEO of Onside Youth Zones Naomi Hulston, Chief Operating Officer of Catch 22 Nick De Bois, Knife crime campaigner Dan Greaves, Crime Director, Home Office Nick Hunt, Head of Tackling Crime Unit, Home Office

Apologies: Chuka Umunna MP Cressida Dick, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Duncan Selbie, Chief Executive of Public Health England Tracey Cooper, Chief Executive of Public Health Wales Junior Smart, Head of Gangs SOS St Giles

11 June 2018

Rt Hon Sajid Javid, MP, Home Secretary (Chair) Victoria Atkins MP, Minister for Crime, Safeguarding & Vulnerability Rt Hon Nick Hurd MP, Minister for Policing & the Fire Service Nadhim Zahawi MP, Minister for Children and Families Margot James MP, Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries Dr Phillip Lee MP, Minister for Youth Justice, Victims, Female Offenders and Offender Health Rt Hon David Lammy MP Chuka Umunna MP Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP Cressida Dick, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Deputy Assistant Commissioner Duncan Ball, on behalf of the National Police Chiefs Council Lynne Owens, Director General of the National Crime Agency Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London PCC David Lloyd, Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners Tracey Cooper, Chief Executive of Public Health Wales Rosanna O’Conner, Chief Executive of Public Health England Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Fund Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner, Councillor Simon Blackburn, on behalf of the Local Government Association Patrick Green, CEO of Ben Kinsella Trust John Poyton, CEO of Redthread Kathryn Morley, CEO of Onside Youth Zones Naomi Hulston, Chief Operating Officer of Catch 22 Junior Smart, Head of Gangs SOS St Giles Nick De Bois, Knife crime campaigner Dan Greaves, Crime Director, Home Office Nick Hunt, Head of Tackling Crime Unit, Home Office Katie O’Donovan, Public Policy Manager, Google UK and Ireland Karim Palant, UK Public Policy Manager, Facebook

17 July 2018

Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Home Secretary (Chair) Victoria Atkins MP, Minister for Crime, Safeguarding & Vulnerability Rt Hon Nick Hurd MP, Minister for Policing & the Fire Service Nadhim Zahawi MP, Minister for Children and Families, DfE Margot James MP, Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, DCMS Edward Argar MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice, MoJ Rt Hon David Lammy MP Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP Cressida Dick, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Deputy Assistant Commissioner Duncan Ball, on behalf of the National Police Chiefs Council Lynne Owens, Director General of the National Crime Agency Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London PCC David Lloyd, Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners Rosanna O’Conner, Director, Alcohol, Drugs, Tobacco & Justice Division, Public Health England Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Fund Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner Councillor Simon Blackburn, on behalf of the Local Government Association Patrick Green, CEO of Ben Kinsella Trust John Poyton, CEO of Redthread Jamie Masraff, Onside Youth Zones Naomi Hulston, Chief Operating Officer of Catch 22 Junior Smart, Head of Gangs SOS St Giles Dan Greaves, Crime Director, Home Office Nick Hunt, Head of Serious Violence Unit, Home Office Professor Mark Bellis, Director of Policy, Research and International Development, Public Health Wales Janine Roderick, Programme Director for Public Health and Policing, Public Health Wales

Apologies: Kathryn Morley, CEO of Onside Youth Zones Chuka Umunna MP

22 October 2018

Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Home Secretary (Chair until item 5) Rt Hon Nick Hurd MP, Minister for Policing & the Fire Service Victoria Atkins MP, Minister for Crime, Safeguarding & Vulnerability Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP, Minister of State for School Standards Margot James MP, Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, DCMS Edward Argar MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice, MoJ Chuka Umunna MP Rt Hon David Lammy MP Cressida Dick, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lynne Owens, Director General of the National Crime Agency Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London Mark Burns-Williamson PCC, Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners Rosanna O’Conner, Director, Alcohol, Drugs, Tobacco & Justice Division, Public Health England Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Fund Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner Councillor Simon Blackburn, on behalf of the Local Government Association Matt Jukes, Chief Constable of South Wales Police Patrick Green, CEO of Ben Kinsella Trust John Poyton, CEO of Redthread Kathryn Morley, CEO of Onside Youth Zones Naomi Hulston, Chief Operating Officer of Catch 22 Junior Smart, Head of Gangs SOS St Giles Nick Hunt, Head of Serious Violence Unit, Home Office

Apologies: Nadhim Zahawi MP, Minister for Children and Families, DfE Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP Deputy Assistant Commissioner Duncan Ball, on behalf of the National Police Chiefs Council Tracey Cooper, Chief Executive of Public Health Wales

21 November 2018

Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Home Secretary (Chair until item 5) Rt Hon Nick Hurd MP, Minister for Policing & the Fire Service Victoria Atkins MP, Minister for Crime, Safeguarding & Vulnerability Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP, Minister of State for School Standards Margot James MP, Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, DCMS Edward Argar MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice, MoJ Chuka Umunna MP Rt Hon David Lammy MP Cressida Dick, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lynne Owens, Director General of the National Crime Agency Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London Mark Burns-Williamson PCC, Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners Rosanna O’Conner, Director, Alcohol, Drugs, Tobacco & Justice Division, Public Health England Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Fund Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner Councillor Simon Blackburn, on behalf of the Local Government Association Patrick Green, CEO of Ben Kinsella Trust John Poyton, CEO of Redthread Kathryn Morley, CEO of Onside Youth Zones Naomi Hulston, Chief Operating Officer of Catch 22 Junior Smart, Head of Gangs SOS St Giles Nick Hunt, Head of Serious Violence Unit, Home Office

9 January 2019

Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Home Secretary (Chair from 4.30pm) Minister for Policing & the Fire Service, Rt Hon Nick Hurd MP (Chair from 3.30-4.30pm) Minister for Crime, Safeguarding & Vulnerability, Victoria Atkins MP Minister of State for School Standards, Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice, Edward Argar MP Minister for Digital and Creative Industries, Margot James MP Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP Chuka Umunna MP Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London Lynne Owens, Director General of the National Crime Agency Cressida Dick, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police DAC Duncan Ball Metropolitan Police Service Mark Burns-Williamson PCC, Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners Dawn Austwick, CEO of Big Lottery Fund John Poyton CEO of Redthread Mark Bellis, Director, Policy, Research and International Development, Public Health Wales on behalf of Tracy Cooper, Chief Executive Public Health Wales Rosanna O’Connor, Public Health England Kathryn Morley CEO of Onside Youth Zones Cllr Simon Blackburn Chair, LGA’s Safer and Stronger Communities Board Pat Green, CEO, The Ben Kinsella Trust Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner Naomi Hulston, Chief Operating Officer of Catch 22

Apologies: Minister for Children and Families, Nadhim Zahawi MP Rt Hon David Lammy MP Tracey Cooper, Chief Executive of Public Health Wales Junior Smart, Head of Gangs SOS St Giles Trust

11 February 2019

Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Home Secretary (Chair) Minister for Crime, Safeguarding & Vulnerability, Victoria Atkins MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice, Edward Argar MP Olivia Robey, Special Advisor, Home Office Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation – Chris Skidmore MP Minister for Digital and Creative Industries, Margot James MP Rt Hon David Lammy MP Cllr Simon Blackburn Chair, LGA’s Safer and Stronger Communities Board, Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London Andy Tighe, Director of Communications, Home Office Nick Morgan, Crime and Policing Analysis Unit, Home Office John Poyton, CEO of Redthread Sir Steve House on behalf of Cressida Dick, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police PCC David Jamieson on behalf of Mark Burns-Williamson PCC, Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners Steve Smart, Director of Intelligence (NCA) on behalf of Lynne Owens, Director General of the National Crime Agency Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner Mark Bellis, Director, Policy, Research and International Development, Public Health Wales Kathryn Morley, CEO of Onside Youth Zones Chuka Umunna, MP for Streatham Patrick Green, CEO of Ben Kinsella Trust Dan Greaves, Crime Director, Home Office Junior Smart, St Giles Trust Nick Hunt, Head of Serious Violence Unit, Home Office Dawn Austwick, CEO of Big Lottery Fund, Rosanna O’Connor, Public Health England

Apologies: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families, Nadhim Zahawi Naomi Hulston, Chief Operating Officer of Catch 22 Mark Burns-Williamson PCC, Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners Lynne Owens, Director General of the National Crime Agency DAC Duncan Ball Metropolitan Police Service Cressida Dick, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Secretary of State for Mental Health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention – Jackie Doyle-Price MP

26 March 2019

Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Home Secretary (Chair) Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP Minister for Digital and Creative Industries, Margot James MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention, Jackie Doyle-Price MP Rt Hon David Lammy MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice, Edward Argar MP Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London Chuka Umunna MP Cressida Dick, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Lynne Owens, Director General of the National Crime Agency DAC Duncan Ball, Metropolitan Police Service and NPCC lead for knife crime, county lines and gangs Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner Cllr Simon Blackburn Chair, LGA’s Safer and Stronger Communities Board Mark Burns-Williamson PCC, Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners Rosanna O’Connor, Public Health England Mark Bellis, Director, Policy, Research and International Development, Public Health Wales on behalf of Tracy Cooper, Chief Executive Public Health Wales Kathryn Morley CEO of Onside Youth Zones Naomi Hulston, Chief Operating Officer, Catch 22 Patrick Green, CEO, The Ben Kinsella Trust John Poyton CEO, Redthread Dawn Austwick, CEO of National Lottery Community Fund Junior Smart, St Giles Trust Michael Livingston, No.10 Dan Greaves, Crime Director, Home Office Nick Hunt, Head of Serious Violence Unit, Home Office

Apologies Minister for Crime, Safeguarding & Vulnerability, Victoria Atkins MP Minister for Policing & the Fire Service, Rt Hon Nick Hurd MP Minister for Security and Economic Crime, Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families, Nadhim Zahawi MP Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP Tracy Cooper, Chief Executive Public Health Wales

24 April 2019

Home Secretary, Rt Hon Sajid Javid (Chair) Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP Minister for Policing & the Fire Service, Rt Hon Nick Hurd MP Minister for Crime, Safeguarding & Vulnerability, Victoria Atkins MP Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime, Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP Minister for Digital and Creative Industries, Margot James MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention, Jackie Doyle-Price MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice, Edward Argar MP Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London Rt Hon David Lammy MP Cressida Dick, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Lynne Owens, Director General of the National Crime Agency DAC Duncan Ball Metropolitan Police Service (NPCC lead on Gangs, County Lines and Knives) Mark Burns-Williamson PCC, Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners Cllr Simon Blackburn Chair, LGA’s Safer and Stronger Communities Board Rosanna O’Connor, Public Health England Mark Bellis, Director, Policy, Research and International Development, Public Health Wales on behalf of Tracy Cooper, Chief Executive Public Health Wales Kathryn Morley CEO of Onside Youth Zones Pat Green, CEO, The Ben Kinsella Trust John Poyton CEO of Redthread Katie O’Donovan, Public Policy Manager, Google UK and Ireland Karim Palant, UK Public Policy Manager, Facebook Dan Greaves, Crime Director, Home Office Nick Hunt, Head of Serious Violence Unit, Home Office Hannah Young, PS to Prime Minister

Apologies Tracy Cooper, Chief Executive Public Health Wales Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP Chuka Umunna MP Naomi Hulston, Chief Operating Officer of Catch 22 Dawn Austwick, CEO of National Lottery Community Fund Junior Smart, St Giles Trust

Title of meeting Serious Violence Taskforce Date 26 April 2018 Time 16.00 Venue Committee Room 20, House of Commons Attendees Serious Violence Taskforce Membership Chair Home Secretary

Time Item Lead Paper 16.00 1. Welcome Home Secretary (Chair) N/A

16.05 2. Terms of Reference and Dan Greaves, Crime Director, Paper 1 – Terms of Forward Look Work Home Office Reference Programme • Aim: to agree terms of Paper 2 – Forward reference for the group, Look consider and agree the proposed forward look and work programme for the Taskforce 16.20 3. Operational Update: DAC Duncan Ball, NPCC lead Oral Update and Focus on County Lines on county lines, gangs and Discussion and drugs: knives • Aim: To receive a threat update and discuss the new National County Lines Coordination Centre

17.00 4. Knife Crime and a VCS Pat Green, CEO Ben Kinsella Presentation perspective: Ben Kinsella Trust Trust • Aim: To hear VCS perspective on serious violence, consider how to better communicate and engage with issue of knife crime 17.20 5. AOB All N/A

17.30 6. Close Chair N/A

Title of meeting Serious Violence Taskforce Date 11 June 2018 Time 09.00- 10.30 Venue P3.46, Home Office, 2 Marsham Street Chair Home Secretary

Time Item Lead Paper 09.00 1. Welcome Home Secretary (Chair) 09.05 2. Update on actions Dan Greaves, Crime Director, Oral Update • Aim: to update members Home Office on delivery of strategy commitments and progress All with the actions from 26 April Taskforce meeting. 09.10 3. Action against serious DAC Duncan Ball, NPCC lead on Presentation violence on social media 1: county lines, gangs and knives • Aim: To brief the taskforce on the new police proposal to support the SVS. 09.30 4. Action against serious Margot James MP, Minister for Discussion violence on social media 2: Digital and the Creative • Aim: To hear about wider Industries, Department for Digital, HMG action to tackle Culture, Media and Sport harmful content online and; • To hear about work social media companies are Katie O’Donovan - UK Public leading to tackle this issue; Policy, Google • To set out the developing action plan with police, Victoria Atkins, Minister for Crime, social media companies Safeguarding & Vulnerability, and community groups. Home Office

09:50 5. City and area deep dive: Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London Discussion current picture in London • Aim: To hear from the Metropolitan Police Mayor of London and MPS Commissioner, Cressida Dick Commissioner on current picture in London. 10:10 6. Offensive Weapons Bill Victoria Atkins, Minister for Crime, Oral Update • Aim: to update members Safeguarding & Vulnerability, on the Offensive Weapons Home Office Bill. 10.25 7. AOB All Oral Update 10.30 8. Close Chair

Title of meeting Serious Violence Taskforce Date 22 October 2018 Time 12.00- 13.30 Venue P3.46, Home Office, 2 Marsham Street Chair Home Secretary

Time Item Lead Paper 12.00 1. Welcome Home Secretary (Chair)

12.05 2. Update on actions: Victoria Atkins, Minister for Paper 1 (Action • Aim: to update members on Crime, Safeguarding & Log) progress made against the Vulnerability, Home Office. Members action ideas raised during the update papers meeting on 17 July. circulated prior to meeting. 12.20 3. London Violence Reduction Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London. Oral Update. Unit: • Aim: To hear from the Mayor of London about the recently announced new violence reduction unit in London. 12.30 4. Serious Violence and Lynne Owens, Director General Presentation. Serious Organised Crime: of the National Crime Agency. • Aim: to hear about the links between serious and organised crime and serious violence and the NCA’s contribution to tackling it. 13.00 5. Vulnerability: Anne Longfield, Children’s Presentation. • Aim: to hear about the Commissioner. Children’s Commissioner’s findings on vulnerability including exclusions and the challenges in this area. 13.25 6. AOB & Close Chair.

For information papers: • An update paper from Public Health Wales in relation to action 6 from the meeting on 17 July has been circulated to members prior to the meeting.

Title of meeting Serious Violence Taskforce Date 9 January 2019 Time 15:30- 17:00 Venue Room C, 1 Parliament Street, SW1A 2LW Chair Home Secretary

Time Item Lead Paper 15.30 1. Welcome Home Secretary (Chair)

15.35 2. Update on actions: Victoria Atkins, Minister for Paper 1 (Action • Aim: to update members on progress. Crime, Safeguarding & Log). Vulnerability, Home Office.

15.45 3. Department for Education Update: Nick Gibb MP, Minister of Oral Update. • Aim: to update members on progress State for School Standards, of actions following presentation on Department of Education. 21 November. 15.55 4. NCA’s annual threat assessment of Lynne Owens, Director Presentation. County Lines: General of the National • Aim: to understand key threats, new Crime Agency. trends in annual threat assessment and an update on review of police Duncan Ball, Deputy capability if ambition on county lines Assistant Commissioner, were increased. NPCC.

16:25 5. A VCS perspective: John Poyton, CEO Presentation. • Aim: to understand the impact of Redthread. violent crime on young people Redthread support and the challenges around expansion to other cities.

16:55 6. AOB & Close Chair.

Title of meeting Serious Violence Taskforce Date 11 February 2019 Time 13:00- 14:30 Venue P.3.46, 3rd Floor, Peel Building, 2 Marsham Street Chair Home Secretary

Time Item Lead Paper 13.00 1. Welcome Home Secretary (Chair)

13.05 2. Government Update: Victoria Atkins, Minister for Paper 1 (Action  Aim: to update members on key Crime, Safeguarding & Log). actions including Knife Crime Vulnerability, Home Office. Prevention Orders and the public health approach. 13.15 3. Onside Youth Zones: Kathryn Morley, CEO Onside Presentation.  Aim: to understand the work of Youth Zones. Onside Youth Zones to support young people. 13.35 4. Knife Crime:

National Statistics: Nick Morgan, Crime and Oral Update.  Aim: to update members on the latest Policing Analysis Unit, Home crime statistics. Office.

London: Sadiq Khan, Mayor of Oral Update.  Aim: to update on the action being London. taken by the violent crime taskforce Sir Steve House, Deputy to tackle knife crime and the Violence Commissioner, Metropolitan Reduction Unit. Police.

National: Oral Update.  Aim: to understand what is happening Sir Steve House, Deputy nationally in relation to knife crime Commissioner, Metropolitan and operational activity being taken. Police.

#Knifefree: Andy Tighe, Director of  Aim: to update members on the Communications, Home Presentation. future comms plan. Office. 14.15 5. Knife Crime Birmingham: David Jamieson, West Oral Update.  Aim: a focused discussion on knife Midlands PCC. crime and the challenges in Birmingham. 14.25 6. AOB & Close Home Secretary (Chair).

Title of meeting Serious Violence Taskforce Date 26 March 2019 Time 15:00- 16:00 Venue Committee Room 18, House of Commons Chair Home Secretary

Time Item Lead Paper 15.00 1. Welcome Home Secretary (Chair)

15:05 2. Government Update: Dan Greaves, Crime Director, Paper 1 (Action  Aim: to update members on key Home Office. Log). actions and announcements including the Spring Statement.

15:15 3. Children’s Commissioner report Anne Longfield, OBE, Paper 2 ‘Keeping Kids Safe: Improving Children’s Commissioner for (Keeping Kids safeguarding responses to gang England. Safe: Improving violence and criminal exploitation’ safeguarding  Aim: To understand the evidence, responses to key findings and gang violence recommendations of the report and criminal and update members on the exploitation’ Gangs Summit held on 28 report). February.

15.40 4. Stronger schools, stronger families The Rt Hon Damian Hinds Oral Update. and stronger communities: MP, Secretary of State for  Aim: To update members on how Education. education and care can support the cross-government effort to reduce serious violence and knife crime.

15:55 5. AOB & Close Home Secretary (Chair).

Title of meeting Serious Violence Taskforce Date 24 April 2019 Time 15:00- 16:30 Venue TBC Chair Home Secretary

Time Item Lead Paper 15.00 1. Welcome Home Secretary (Chair)

15:05 2. Government Update Victoria Atkins, Minister for Paper 1 (Action  Aim: to update members on key Crime, Safeguarding & Log). actions. Vulnerability, Home Office.

15:15 3. Social Media and Online Harms Margot James MP, Minister Oral Update.  Aim: to update members on the for Digital and Creative action being taken to tackle Industries. serious violence through the Ben Wallace MP, Minister for Online Harms White Paper. Security and Economic Crime. 15.40 4. Social Media Companies Karim Palant, UK Public Oral Update.  Aim: to update members on the Policy Manager, Facebook action being taken by social media companies to tackle serious Katie O’Donovan, Public violence. Policy Manager, Google UK

& Ireland

16.00 5. Law enforcement response to Duncan Ball, Deputy Oral Update. online serious violence Assistant Commissioner,  Aim: to update members on the Metropolitan Police Service action being taken by the police and NPCC lead for Gangs, including on the social media hub. County Lines and Knives.

16:25 6. AOB & Close Home Secretary (Chair).

Title of meeting Serious Violence Taskforce Date 17 July 2018 Time 11.30- 12.45 Venue P3.46, Home Office, 2 Marsham Street Chair Home Secretary

Time Item Lead Paper 11.30 1. Welcome Home Secretary (Chair) 11.35 2. Update on actions: Dan Greaves, Crime Director, Oral Update. • Aim: to update members Home Office on progress with the Members action actions from 11 June All update papers Taskforce meeting. circulated prior to meeting. 11.45 3. Early Intervention and Prevention:

A VCS perspective: Junior Smart, Head of Gangs Presentation. • Aim: To hear about St SOS St Giles Giles’ early intervention and prevention initiative to tackle serious violence.

Trauma based policing model: Professor Mark Bellis, Public Presentation. • Aim: To hear about the Health Wales approach being taken in Wales to develop and test a new approach to policing which prevents and mitigates ACEs.

Early Intervention Youth Fund: Victoria Atkins, Minister for Early • Aim: To brief the Crime, Safeguarding & Intervention Taskforce on the scope, Vulnerability, Home Office Youth Fund purpose, criteria and paper (Paper 1). targeting the fund.

12.30 4. Engagement Events Nick Hurd, Minister for Policing & Events • Aim: to brief the Taskforce the Fire Service programme on the programme of (Paper 2) and engagement events on Discussion. the strategy. 12.45 5. AOB & Close Chair

Title of meeting Serious Violence Taskforce Date 21 November 2018 Time 9.00- 10.30 am Venue Room C, 1 Parliament Street, Portcullis House, London Chair Home Secretary

Time Item Lead Paper 09.00 1. Welcome Home Secretary (Chair)

09.05 2. Update on actions: Victoria Atkins, Minister for Paper 1 (Action • Aim: to update members on Crime, Safeguarding & Log). progress. Vulnerability, Home Office.

09.20 3. Serious Violence Hotpots: Amanda White, Head of Home Presentation. • Aim: to discuss the serious Office Analysis and Insights. violence hotspot analysis conducted by the Home Office. 09.40 4. Alternative Provision, PRUs Nadhim Zahawi MP, Minister for Oral Update & and Out of Area Children and Families, Presentation. Placements: Department of Education. • Aim: To hear from the Department of Education on action being taken in relation to PRUs, Alternative Provision and the issue of Out of Area Placements in relation to serious violence. 10.05 5. Deep Dive: Blackpool: Cllr Simon Blackburn, Local Oral Update & • Aim: to hear about the Government Association. Presentation. challenge of serious violence in Blackpool, the links to exclusions and the multi- agency response in place. 10.25 6. AOB & Close Chair.