G20 London Summit: Policing and Security Top Line Extend the Government's thanks and appreciation to the police for their professionalism in so effectively managing what has been a huge policing and security operation while continuing to meet London's wider policing needs Key facts Police have been committed to facilitating peaceful protest and working with protest groups towards that end. TUC march at the weekend and Stop the War March yesterday demonstrated how police and protestors can work closely together to achieve a peaceful protest Police equally clear that violence and intimidation cannot be tolerated. Police have made a number of arrests in relation to vandalism to RBS branch yesterday. At 10.00 am this morning: - 86 arrests to date ~ 15 Injuries — three to police officers and 12 to protestors - Best estimate on total number of protestors yesterday — 5000- 6000; small numbers today (50-200) Protests have been largely peaceful, with a few isolated pockets of violence and vandalism in the City instigated by a relatively small, hard core. Some disruption in dispersing Climate Camp protest on Bishopsgate which was cleared by 2:00am this morning ‘A male member of the public died after collapsing in the street near to yesterdays protest. IPCC investigating - as is standard. From 24 March until 3" April the police will fill at least 10,500 officer shifts ~ the peak days of which will be the 1 and 2 April. In the region of 4600 will be ‘on duty on 2 April — but this operation covers more than just the Excel centre. Total MPS costs are at £7.2m of which approx £3m are additional costs Understand the demands G20 London Summit puts on Met Police and Home Secretary has given an undertaking to consider any requests sympathetically and make a contribution towards reasonable additional costs