Overview

• A City Hall Conservatives report titled “On The Brink” urges ticketing, pre-registration, capped attendance, sponsorship revenue and formal GLA organisation or relocation to Hyde Park to cover rising policing costs and avert a mass-crush incident
• Notting Hill Carnival Ltd and Mayor Sadiq Khan reject a full GLA takeover, stressing the event’s community-led origins and citing an independent safety review that already prompted route changes and extra stewarding
• Greater London Authority, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster councils committed almost £958,000 for private stewards and Kensington & Chelsea Council refused three local Temporary Event Notices over public nuisance and safety concerns
• Organisers rolled out new measures for this year’s event, including route tweaks, stationary digital screens with safety updates and additional support crews to guide attendees
• The Metropolitan Police confirmed it will deploy live facial recognition at key entry and exit points following warnings from senior officers and the Police Federation about rising crime and officer injuries