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The Metropolitan Police have implemented a Section 60 order across the Notting Hill Carnival area after 11 police officers were assaulted.

The Criminal Justice and Public Order will be in place across the procession route and Harrow Road areas today (Monday, August 26) from 9am to 11.59pm.

As of 10pm on Sunday, August 25, officers covering the carnival from the Met and British Transport Police (BTP) have arrested 97 people with offences including possession of offensive weapons, GBH and sexual offences.

(Image: Met Police)

A number of weapons were recovered by officers across the event and 11 officers were injured and required medical attention.

The full list of offences are:

12 assaults on police

1 criminal damage

10 public order offences

9 possession of an offensive weapon

3 theft/going equipped

41 drug offences

3 sexual offences

1 robbery

2 GBH

3 ABH/common assault

12 other

Measure in place to 'prevent serious violence'

Notting Hill Carnival Gold Commander Dave Musker, said: “As the Gold Commander responsible for the policing of this event, my job is to ensure everyone participating and attending can enjoy Carnival safely.



"As before every Notting Hill Carnival, the MPS worked tirelessly to develop an appropriate and proportionate policing plan; however, given the current intelligence picture and incidents of violence I have seen across the capital in the last few days, I have made the decision to authorise this order as an additional preventative measure to prevent serious violence and protect the public.

"The use of this authority will provide reassurance to communities that we are constantly working to keep them safe, and will continually adapt our policing plan to achieve this objective. It will also send a clear message to those intent on committing acts of violence that we will robustly and proactively target them should they attend Notting Hill Carnival.

"Section 60s are used tactically to prevent violence across London, and have been used for this purpose on many occasions. I want to assure you that these orders are not used without detailed analysis of intelligence and are only used where appropriate and proportionate.

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"London remains a safe city where the vast majority of people can go about their daily lives unaffected by violence; however we are committed to bearing down on those who commit such acts and will do everything we can to keep Londoners safe.

"I have not made this decision lightly, but it is the police’s job to ensure the security of all those planning to attend this event. I will personally keep this order under constant review, and when I believe this no longer forms part of a proportionate policing plan, it will cease.”