Is the Met ready for the changing nature of terror? - Police and Crime Committee
Channel: London Assembly
Date: 11/01/2023

How is the Met responding to both known and emerging trends in radicalisation, including extremists with mixed, unstable, or unclear ideologies?

Are front-line staff aware of the changing nature of radicalisation so they can raise concerns?

Watch the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee as they discuss how prepared London’s emergency services are for a terrorist attack.

The guests are:

- Chief Supt Helen Williams, Commander for Protective Security Operations, Metropolitan Police Service
- Commander Richard Smith, Head of Counter Terrorism Command, Metropolitan Police Service
- Kenny Bowie, Director of Strategy and MPS Oversight, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)
- Oliver Levinson, Head of Countering Violent Extremism, MOPAC
- Jonathan Smith, Deputy Commissioner, London Fire Brigade