Police statement on Notting Hill Carnival - information for local businesses

We understand that following the disorder in London there may be additional concerns from local businesses. For those local businesses, within the Carnival footprint, there will be a briefing at Kensington and Chelsea Town Hall on Monday 22 August at 6:30pm in the Council chamber. Present will be senior officers from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster City Council and the Metropolitan Police.

The MPS has been working closely with Carnival's event organisers and our partners. We have thoroughly reviewed our policing operation and will have extra officers on duty for Carnival and in the rest of London.

We totally encourage the earlier start and finish times of the event this year, given what has recently happened in London. This year Carnival will start at 9am and close earlier at 7pm.

A meeting has been help between the London Notting Hill Carnival Limited, The Royal Borough of Kensington, Westminster City Council and the MPS. All agencies have reviewed their plans for the event and the MPS has thoroughly reviewed our policing operation.

In addition to extra stewards provided by the London Notting Hill Carnival Limited extra police officers will be on duty both for Carnival, and in the rest of London.

The Notting Hill Carnival is an important event in the Capital's calendar, and we support it going ahead this year. Trouble makers are not welcome. Police and stewards will work closely together to keep the event as safe and trouble free as possible.