Victoria Borwick MP - Notting Hill Carnival METHODOLOGY NOTE The survey was designed and distributed by Victoria Borwick MP, who sent postal questionnaires to all 15,000 homes in and around the Carnival footprint between 9 th January and 20 th February 2016. The survey was also accessible online. 1,026 valid survey responses were received before the 29 th February 2016 deadline (974 paper, 52 online), excluding 18 duplicates which were removed (where a respondent used the same name, address, and/or email address twice or more). ComRes were supplied with full data, including all returned paper copies, and ComRes ran integrity checks to confirm that data were inputted correctly, coded open-ended questions and produced data tables representing the results.
Dear fellow residents, I was shocked, as I am sure many of you were, about the injuries and crimes committed in our neighbourhood during the Carnival. You may know that 48 members of the public were injured and 38 knives and weapons were recovered. A vast amount of preparation and planning goes into the Carnival from the Police, the Council, the organisers, and of course the participants, so I am keen to hear your views. I think it is sensible that we re-open the discussion as to how we can have both a safe and enjoyable festival. Staying in touch with local people is really important to me. Please take a minute to fill out this survey and return it to me, so that I can stay in touch with issues that are personally important to you and your family. Victoria Borwick, MP for Kensington Q1a. Did you visit the Carnival on Sunday or Monday?... 1 Q1b. Why did you not visit the Carnival? [Coded open-end responses]... 2 Base: All who did not visit the Carnival Q2. Do you live on the Carnival route?... 4 Q3. Do you do any of the following?... 5 Base: All who live on the Carnival route Q3. Do you do any of the following?... 6 Base: All answers (independent of response at Q2) Q4. If you own a business in the area, how does the Carnival impact you? [Coded open-end responses]... 7 Q4. If you own a business in the area, how does the Carnival impact you? [Coded open-end responses]... 9 Base: All answering Q5. What do you like most about the Carnival? [Coded open-end responses]... 11 Q6. What do you like least about the Carnival? [Coded open-end responses]... 13 Q7. The Carnival currently costs over 7million to police. Who do you think should pay for the majority of this?... 16 Q8. Last year, over 6,000 police and 400 stewards were responsible for safety on each day of the Carnival. Would you like to see more stewards?... 17 Q9. What other issues would you like to raise about the Carnival?... 18 Q10. Clean up costs following the Carnival currently costs RBKC over 200k. Who do you think should pay for this?... 20 Q11a. Holding the Carnival on the Saturday and Sunday of the August Bank Holiday Weekend, rather than the Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday, would significantly reduce policing costs. Would you be in favour of this change?... 21 Q11b. Why? [Coded open-end responses]... 22 Q11b. Why? [Coded open-end responses]... 24 Base: All in favour of the change Q11b. Why? [Coded open-end responses]... 26 Base: All not in favour of the change Q12a. Ticketing has recently been introduced to help improve safety during New Years Eve in London. Would you be in favour of ticketing Notting Hill Carnival?... 28 Q12b. Why? [Coded open-end responses]... 29 Q12b. Why? [Coded open-end responses]... 31 Base: All in favour of ticketing Q12b. Why? [Coded open-end responses]... 33 Base: All not in favour of ticketing
Dear fellow residents, Table 1/1 I was shocked, as I am sure many of you were, about the injuries and crimes committed in our neighbourhood during the Carnival. You may know that 48 members of the public were injured and 38 knives and weapons were recovered. A vast amount of preparation and planning goes into the Carnival from the Police, the Council, the organisers, and of course the participants, so I am keen to hear your views. I think it is sensible that we re-open the discussion as to how we can have both a safe and enjoyable festival. Staying in touch with local people is really important to me. Please take a minute to fill out this survey and return it to me, so that I can stay in touch with issues that are personally important to you and your family. Victoria Borwick, MP for Kensington Q1a. Did you visit the Carnival on Sunday or Monday? Yes 317 317-194 117 121 6 40 8 7 31% 100% - 31% 33% 50% 100% 100% 3% 5% No 667-667 417 234 116 - - 257 120 65% - 100% 67% 66% 48% - - 94% 92% No response 41 - - 16 5 5 - - 7 3 4% - - 3% 1% 2% - - 3% 2% Page 1
Q1b. Why did you not visit the Carnival? [Coded open-end responses] Base: All who did not visit the Carnival Table 2/1 Total 667-667 417 234 116 - - 257 120 100% - 100% 100% 100% 100% - - 100% 100% Noisy 144-144 86 55 22 - - 59 25 22% - 22% 21% 24% 19% - - 23% 21% Unplesant/ didn't like/ not interested/ don't enjoy the Carnival 144-144 96 43 34 - - 55 26 22% - 22% 23% 18% 29% - - 21% 22% Too crowded 141-141 73 64 26 - - 55 23 21% - 21% 18% 27% 22% - - 21% 19% Unsafe/ dangerous/ violent/ scary/ hostile atmosphere 138-138 88 47 27 - - 47 34 21% - 21% 21% 20% 23% - - 18% 28% Away 130-130 74 53 2 - - 65 23 19% - 19% 18% 23% 2% - - 25% 19% Dirty/ disorderly/ messy 53-53 25 26 7 - - 22 9 8% - 8% 6% 11% 6% - - 9% 8% Live in center/ middle 48-48 43 5 10 - - 22 4 7% - 7% 10% 2% 9% - - 9% 3% Avoid disruption 37-37 26 11 3 - - 16 7 6% - 6% 6% 5% 3% - - 6% 6% Difficulty in getting in and out of / prisoner in home/ trapped in home 33-33 26 5 11 - - 13 6 5% - 5% 6% 2% 9% - - 5% 5% Too many drunk 30-30 20 10 2 - - 11 8 4% - 4% 5% 4% 2% - - 4% 7% Crime 29-29 20 9 4 - - 14 4 4% - 4% 5% 4% 3% - - 5% 3% Been several times before 29-29 19 10 8 - - 9 4 4% - 4% 5% 4% 7% - - 4% 3% Unsafe for children/ women 21-21 15 5 3 - - 8 4 3% - 3% 4% 2% 3% - - 3% 3% Page 2
Q1b. Why did you not visit the Carnival? [Coded open-end responses] Base: All who did not visit the Carnival Table 2/2 Total 667-667 417 234 116 - - 257 120 100% - 100% 100% 100% 100% - - 100% 100% Past bad experience 19-19 10 9 2 - - 6 5 3% - 3% 2% 4% 2% - - 2% 4% Disabled/ ill/ old age 15-15 11 4 8 - - 2-2% - 2% 3% 2% 7% - - 1% - Drugs 13-13 9 4 4 - - 2 2 2% - 2% 2% 2% 3% - - 1% 2% Cannot leave / concerned about safety of 12-12 11 1 7 - - 3 1 2% - 2% 3% * 6% - - 1% 1% Too busy 10-10 4 6 2 - - 1 1 1% - 1% 1% 3% 2% - - * 1% Not enough toilets/ people using streets as toilets 9-9 7 2 1 - - 3 2 1% - 1% 2% 1% 1% - - 1% 2% Other 4-4 3 1 1 - - 1-1% - 1% 1% * 1% - - * - No response 79-79 54 22 13 - - 34 17 12% - 12% 13% 9% 11% - - 13% 14% Page 3
Q2. Do you live on the Carnival route? Table 3/1 Yes 627 194 417 627-192 5 34 201 105 61% 61% 63% 100% - 79% 83% 85% 74% 81% No 356 117 234-356 44 1 6 65 24 35% 37% 35% - 100% 18% 17% 15% 24% 18% No response 42 6 16 - - 6 - - 6 1 4% 2% 2% - - 2% - - 2% 1% Page 4
Q3. Do you do any of the following? Base: All who live on the Carnival route Table 4/1 Total 627 194 417 627-192 5 34 201 105 100% 100% 100% 100% - 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Stay at home 192 101 87 192-192 - - - - 31% 52% 21% 31% - 100% - - - - 5 5-5 - - 5 - - - 1% 3% - 1% - - 100% - - - 34 34-34 - - - 34 - - 5% 18% - 5% - - - 100% - - 201 8 188 201 - - - - 201-32% 4% 45% 32% - - - - 100% - 105 7 95 105 - - - - - 105 17% 4% 23% 17% - - - - - 100% No response 90 39 47 90 - - - - - - 14% 20% 11% 14% - - - - - - Page 5
Q3. Do you do any of the following? Base: All answers (independent of response at Q2) Table 5/1 Stay at home 242 121 116 192 44 242 - - - - 24% 38% 17% 31% 12% 100% - - - - 6 6-5 1-6 - - - 1% 2% - 1% * - 100% - - - 40 40-34 6 - - 40 - - 4% 13% - 5% 2% - - 100% - - 272 8 257 201 65 - - - 272-27% 3% 39% 32% 18% - - - 100% - 130 7 120 105 24 - - - - 130 13% 2% 18% 17% 7% - - - - 100% No response 335 135 174 90 216 - - - - - 33% 43% 26% 14% 61% - - - - - Page 6
Q4. If you own a business in the area, how does the Carnival impact you? [Coded open-end responses] Table 6/1 Close on Carnival / days 26 4 22 14 11 3 1-5 3 3% 1% 3% 2% 3% 1% 17% - 2% 2% Loss 22 5 17 18 4 4 - - 8 4 2% 2% 3% 3% 1% 2% - - 3% 3% and leave 20 5 15 14 6 3-1 5 6 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% - 3% 2% 5% Badly impacts 19 3 15 14 5 3 - - 3 6 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% - - 1% 5% No Impact 17 10 6 11 6 3-3 3 1 2% 3% 1% 2% 2% 1% - 8% 1% 1% General nuisance 13 1 12 9 4 2 - - 4 1 1% * 2% 1% 1% 1% - - 1% 1% Costs money to board up the shops/ barriers on garden/ s 9 3 6 5 4 2 - - 3 2 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% - - 1% 2% Dirty Streets 8 3 5 3 5 1 - - 3 1 1% 1% 1% * 1% * - - 1% 1% Lack of public transport to go to work 8-8 8-4 - - 3 1 1% - 1% 1% - 2% - - 1% 1% Road closures 6-6 5 1 2 - - 1 3 1% - 1% 1% * 1% - - * 2% Good for small business/ market stall does well 6 6-5 1 2-2 - - 1% 2% - 1% * 1% - 5% - - Urination on premises 4 2 2 1 3 1 - - 1 1 * 1% * * 1% * - - * 1% Too much noise 3 1 2 2 1 - - - 1 - * * * * * - - - * - Parking issue for clients 2-2 - 2 - - - - 1 * - * - 1% - - - - 1% Page 7
Q4. If you own a business in the area, how does the Carnival impact you? [Coded open-end responses] Table 6/2 Other - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - No response 919 283 597 552 326 223 5 34 247 110 90% 89% 90% 88% 92% 92% 83% 85% 91% 85% Page 8
Q4. If you own a business in the area, how does the Carnival impact you? [Coded open-end responses] Base: All answering Table 7/1 Total 106 34 70 75 30 19 1 6 25 20 Close on Carnival / days 26 4 22 14 11 3 1-5 3 25% 12% 31% 19% 37% 16% 100% - 20% 15% Loss 22 5 17 18 4 4 - - 8 4 21% 15% 24% 24% 13% 21% - - 32% 20% and leave 20 5 15 14 6 3-1 5 6 19% 15% 21% 19% 20% 16% - 17% 20% 30% Badly impacts 19 3 15 14 5 3 - - 3 6 18% 9% 21% 19% 17% 16% - - 12% 30% No Impact 17 10 6 11 6 3-3 3 1 16% 29% 9% 15% 20% 16% - 50% 12% 5% General nuisance 13 1 12 9 4 2 - - 4 1 12% 3% 17% 12% 13% 11% - - 16% 5% Costs money to board up the shops/ barriers on garden/ s 9 3 6 5 4 2 - - 3 2 8% 9% 9% 7% 13% 11% - - 12% 10% Dirty Streets 8 3 5 3 5 1 - - 3 1 8% 9% 7% 4% 17% 5% - - 12% 5% Lack of public transport to go to work 8-8 8-4 - - 3 1 8% - 11% 11% - 21% - - 12% 5% Road closures 6-6 5 1 2 - - 1 3 6% - 9% 7% 3% 11% - - 4% 15% Good for small business/ market stall does well 6 6-5 1 2-2 - - 6% 18% - 7% 3% 11% - 33% - - Urination on premises 4 2 2 1 3 1 - - 1 1 4% 6% 3% 1% 10% 5% - - 4% 5% Too much noise 3 1 2 2 1 - - - 1-3% 3% 3% 3% 3% - - - 4% - Parking issue for clients 2-2 - 2 - - - - 1 2% - 3% - 7% - - - - 5% Page 9
Q4. If you own a business in the area, how does the Carnival impact you? [Coded open-end responses] Base: All answering Table 7/2 Total 106 34 70 75 30 19 1 6 25 20 Other - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 10
Q5. What do you like most about the Carnival? [Coded open-end responses] Table 8/1 People enjoying themselves/ celebration/ vibrancy/ energy 147 79 63 79 65 40 4 18 26 5 14% 25% 9% 13% 18% 17% 67% 45% 10% 4% Music 112 90 20 65 46 29 2 20 10 3 11% 28% 3% 10% 13% 12% 33% 50% 4% 2% Atmosphere/ Carribean atmosphere/ fun atmosphere 110 75 32 61 48 31-10 12 8 11% 24% 5% 10% 13% 13% - 25% 4% 6% Community Spirit/ meeting with friends and family 93 54 36 67 26 20 3 12 21 6 9% 17% 5% 11% 7% 8% 50% 30% 8% 5% Multicultural 90 57 32 45 44 16 2 10 16 6 9% 18% 5% 7% 12% 7% 33% 25% 6% 5% Costumes 80 47 30 46 32 20-6 10 2 8% 15% 4% 7% 9% 8% - 15% 4% 2% Tradition 68 35 30 47 21 19-6 10 6 7% 11% 4% 7% 6% 8% - 15% 4% 5% Food 49 43 6 30 19 12 1 10 1 4 5% 14% 1% 5% 5% 5% 17% 25% * 3% Steel bands 43 21 19 22 19 12-3 5 1 4% 7% 3% 4% 5% 5% - 8% 2% 1% Floats 41 17 21 25 15 12-1 9 1 4% 5% 3% 4% 4% 5% - 3% 3% 1% Its now too big for local area/ stress for locals in the vicinity 34 4 30 26 7 6 - - 14 5 3% 1% 4% 4% 2% 2% - - 5% 4% Colourful 29 12 15 17 12 8-1 5 1 3% 4% 2% 3% 3% 3% - 3% 2% 1% Procession/ parade 29 15 13 13 15 13 - - 5 1 3% 5% 2% 2% 4% 5% - - 2% 1% Page 11
Q5. What do you like most about the Carnival? [Coded open-end responses] Table 8/2 When it's over 29 6 23 23 5 12 - - 9 3 3% 2% 3% 4% 1% 5% - - 3% 2% Children's day 26 10 16 17 7 7 1-5 2 3% 3% 2% 3% 2% 3% 17% - 2% 2% It's lost its old charm 26 7 18 16 9 3-1 11 4 3% 2% 3% 3% 3% 1% - 3% 4% 3% Concept 24 7 17 14 9 5 - - 5 2 2% 2% 3% 2% 3% 2% - - 2% 2% Dance 23 14 9 16 7 9 1 3 5-2% 4% 1% 3% 2% 4% 17% 8% 2% - Everything 22 19 3 13 8 9-5 - - 2% 6% * 2% 2% 4% - 13% - - Hate it/ dreadful/ awful/ dangerous 21-21 18 3 3 - - 7 4 2% - 3% 3% 1% 1% - - 3% 3% Smiles and laughter 16 9 7 8 8 6-3 1-2% 3% 1% 1% 2% 2% - 8% * - Police and Security forces 9 6 3 6 3 3-1 - 1 1% 2% * 1% 1% 1% - 3% - 1% Efficient clean up by council afterwards 4 1 3 2 2 2 - - 1 - * * * * 1% 1% - - * - Other 14 3 11 7 7 4 - - 3 4 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% - - 1% 3% Not sure/ never attended 10 1 8 8 1 - - - 4 2 1% * 1% 1% * - - - 1% 2% Nothing 328 20 304 219 100 68 - - 123 74 32% 6% 46% 35% 28% 28% - - 45% 57% No response 102 14 66 50 29 16 - - 29 13 10% 4% 10% 8% 8% 7% - - 11% 10% Page 12
Q6. What do you like least about the Carnival? [Coded open-end responses] Table 9/1 Noisy 378 77 289 240 127 91-4 126 53 37% 24% 43% 38% 36% 38% - 10% 46% 41% Dirty/ disorderly/ messy 381 73 300 233 137 73-3 129 62 37% 23% 45% 37% 38% 30% - 8% 47% 48% Unsafe/ dangerous/ violent/ scary/ hostile atmosphere 208 49 154 135 69 38 1 4 74 30 20% 15% 23% 22% 19% 16% 17% 10% 27% 23% People urinating/ defecation in streets/ gardens front doors etc. 203 61 137 141 61 51 3 1 52 30 20% 19% 21% 22% 17% 21% 50% 3% 19% 23% Too crowded/ congestion/ chaos 164 25 134 97 63 27-2 60 25 16% 8% 20% 15% 18% 11% - 5% 22% 19% Reckless behaviour/ unruly crowds 143 38 103 94 46 30-4 37 29 14% 12% 15% 15% 13% 12% - 10% 14% 22% Crime 119 21 94 80 36 20-2 41 21 12% 7% 14% 13% 10% 8% - 5% 15% 16% Invasion of the area/ disruption 119 15 102 80 36 26-1 41 25 12% 5% 15% 13% 10% 11% - 3% 15% 19% Disregard for property/ shops/ Damage to property/ shops 105 17 86 77 27 16-1 36 19 10% 5% 13% 12% 8% 7% - 3% 13% 15% Too many drunk 95 17 77 62 31 17-3 29 16 9% 5% 12% 10% 9% 7% - 8% 11% 12% Difficulty in getting in and out of / trapped in 94 19 74 58 34 30-1 25 11 9% 6% 11% 9% 10% 12% - 3% 9% 8% Disregard for residents/ excuse to misbehave 83 22 59 53 26 19-2 29 10 8% 7% 9% 8% 7% 8% - 5% 11% 8% Page 13
Q6. What do you like least about the Carnival? [Coded open-end responses] Table 9/2 Forced to leave 57 5 50 42 13 4 - - 29 15 6% 2% 7% 7% 4% 2% - - 11% 12% Traffic/ traffic disruption 54 15 38 21 31 12-2 17 5 5% 5% 6% 3% 9% 5% - 5% 6% 4% Commercialisation/ politicisation of the event/ lost its old charm/ concept 52 22 29 34 16 12 1 6 17 5 5% 7% 4% 5% 4% 5% 17% 15% 6% 4% Too big for the location 50 8 42 37 13 10 - - 19 13 5% 3% 6% 6% 4% 4% - - 7% 10% Drugs 49 10 39 33 15 9-2 16 10 5% 3% 6% 5% 4% 4% - 5% 6% 8% Everything 44 6 38 35 7 11 - - 15 8 4% 2% 6% 6% 2% 5% - - 6% 6% Riot police/ police not in control 38 16 20 27 10 13-3 6 5 4% 5% 3% 4% 3% 5% - 8% 2% 4% Parking problems/ having to park outside Carnival area 37 8 28 23 12 11 - - 12 2 4% 3% 4% 4% 3% 5% - - 4% 2% Cost/ expense/ burden on taxpayer 37 4 33 25 11 7 - - 12 6 4% 1% 5% 4% 3% 3% - - 4% 5% Difficulty to returning to home on Monday night/ not allowed to return home on Monday 22 5 16 17 5 7-1 11 2 2% 2% 2% 3% 1% 3% - 3% 4% 2% Police helicopters 16 7 9 5 10 3 - - 2 2 2% 2% 1% 1% 3% 1% - - 1% 2% Page 14
Q6. What do you like least about the Carnival? [Coded open-end responses] Table 9/3 Bad media/ Press/ negative reporting of Carnival/ threat of closing/ people trying to stop or oppose this 16 16-11 5 5-5 - - 2% 5% - 2% 1% 2% - 13% - - Unsafe for children 12 4 7 8 4 3-1 4 2 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% - 3% 1% 2% Sexual assault 7 3 4 6 1 5 - - 1-1% 1% 1% 1% * 2% - - * - Residents who fail to appreciate the celebration 7 7-5 2 3 1 1 - - 1% 2% - 1% 1% 1% 17% 3% - - Rain 6 5 1 3 3 2-1 - - 1% 2% * * 1% 1% - 3% - - Finishes too early 5 5-5 - 2-2 - 1 * 2% - 1% - 1% - 5% - 1% Other 13 6 6 9 4 6-1 2-1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 2% - 3% 1% - Nothing 23 19 4 16 6 10-8 1-2% 6% 1% 3% 2% 4% - 20% * - No response 60 21 20 26 14 10-3 7 5 6% 7% 3% 4% 4% 4% - 8% 3% 4% Page 15
Q7. The Carnival currently costs over 7million to police. Who do you think should pay for the majority of this? Table 10/1 RBKC Council 153 109 37 92 58 51 3 26 14 3 15% 34% 6% 15% 16% 21% 50% 65% 5% 2% The Carnival organisers 628 127 489 419 197 138 1 11 196 109 61% 40% 73% 67% 55% 57% 17% 28% 72% 84% Sponsorship 468 158 300 300 160 114 2 23 126 57 46% 50% 45% 48% 45% 47% 33% 58% 46% 44% Charging entry to the Carnival 443 78 360 287 146 95-5 143 77 43% 25% 54% 46% 41% 39% - 13% 53% 59% London taxpayers 163 115 47 96 66 46 6 24 14 9 16% 36% 7% 15% 19% 19% 100% 60% 5% 7% No response 45 14 11 14 9 8-2 4 1 4% 4% 2% 2% 3% 3% - 5% 1% 1% Page 16
Q8. Last year, over 6,000 police and 400 stewards were responsible for safety on each day of the Carnival. Would you like to see more stewards? Table 11/1 Yes 561 153 399 354 192 136 3 18 150 90 55% 48% 60% 56% 54% 56% 50% 45% 55% 69% No 340 147 185 210 126 91 3 20 90 22 33% 46% 28% 33% 35% 38% 50% 50% 33% 17% No response 124 17 83 63 38 15-2 32 18 12% 5% 12% 10% 11% 6% - 5% 12% 14% Page 17
Q9. What other issues would you like to raise about the Carnival? Table 12/1 Street Drinking 518 75 433 342 161 108-1 164 107 51% 24% 65% 55% 45% 45% - 3% 60% 82% Graffiti 351 48 298 243 98 66-1 121 86 34% 15% 45% 39% 28% 27% - 3% 44% 66% Antisocial behaviour 696 134 549 443 235 153-8 218 123 68% 42% 82% 71% 66% 63% - 20% 80% 95% Traffic 317 37 272 211 97 55-1 124 73 31% 12% 41% 34% 27% 23% - 3% 46% 56% Music Volume 599 102 483 391 191 140-2 195 107 58% 32% 72% 62% 54% 58% - 5% 72% 82% Knife crime 647 128 505 407 225 141 1 11 203 116 63% 40% 76% 65% 63% 58% 17% 28% 75% 89% Gun crime 478 94 374 304 162 106 1 8 148 86 47% 30% 56% 48% 46% 44% 17% 20% 54% 66% Pickpocketing 504 78 417 324 166 115-2 162 98 49% 25% 63% 52% 47% 48% - 5% 60% 75% Meals on Wheels 98 16 80 81 16 23-1 31 25 10% 5% 12% 13% 4% 10% - 3% 11% 19% Route of the Carnival 313 39 269 238 66 84 - - 102 64 31% 12% 40% 38% 19% 35% - - 38% 49% Street rubbish 660 123 524 428 215 147-5 214 112 64% 39% 79% 68% 60% 61% - 13% 79% 86% Urinating in residents gardens 782 195 572 493 271 180 3 16 227 124 76% 62% 86% 79% 76% 74% 50% 40% 83% 95% Car parking 330 53 273 226 95 73-2 110 71 32% 17% 41% 36% 27% 30% - 5% 40% 55% Moving vulnerable residents 301 60 234 214 80 65-7 100 59 29% 19% 35% 34% 22% 27% - 18% 37% 45% Number of floats 147 17 127 113 28 35 - - 45 33 14% 5% 19% 18% 8% 14% - - 17% 25% Page 18
Q9. What other issues would you like to raise about the Carnival? Table 12/2 No response 103 64 18 52 28 27 2 14 4-10% 20% 3% 8% 8% 11% 33% 35% 1% - Page 19
Q10. Clean up costs following the Carnival currently costs RBKC over 200k. Who do you think should pay for this? Table 13/1 RBKC Council 197 132 60 113 80 57 2 32 24 5 19% 42% 9% 18% 22% 24% 33% 80% 9% 4% The Carnival organisers 674 135 526 441 217 150-11 212 113 66% 43% 79% 70% 61% 62% - 28% 78% 87% Sponsorship 392 118 266 260 125 94 1 13 106 54 38% 37% 40% 41% 35% 39% 17% 33% 39% 42% Charging entry to the Carnival 406 69 331 258 137 88-2 125 73 40% 22% 50% 41% 38% 36% - 5% 46% 56% London taxpayers 137 93 42 82 55 43 4 12 12 8 13% 29% 6% 13% 15% 18% 67% 30% 4% 6% No response 44 14 10 15 7 9 2 1 3 1 4% 4% 1% 2% 2% 4% 33% 3% 1% 1% Page 20
Q11a. Holding the Carnival on the Saturday and Sunday of the August Bank Holiday Weekend, rather than the Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday, would significantly reduce policing costs. Would you be in favour of this change? Table 14/1 Yes 714 195 506 445 255 166 3 15 211 107 70% 62% 76% 71% 72% 69% 50% 38% 78% 82% No 215 90 119 134 76 56 2 19 46 16 21% 28% 18% 21% 21% 23% 33% 48% 17% 12% No response 96 32 42 48 25 20 1 6 15 7 9% 10% 6% 8% 7% 8% 17% 15% 6% 5% Page 21
Q11b. Why? [Coded open-end responses] Table 15/1 Cost saving/ reduce costs/ save tax payers money 233 59 171 131 100 47-10 71 37 23% 19% 26% 21% 28% 19% - 25% 26% 28% Residents/ neighbourhood would enjoy Monday at home/ day off for residents and neighbourhood 121 38 78 74 45 35 1 4 23 10 12% 12% 12% 12% 13% 14% 17% 10% 8% 8% Gives a chance to return home earlier 88 10 76 61 25 12 - - 37 16 9% 3% 11% 10% 7% 5% - - 14% 12% Why not/ sure/ anything which helps the residents/ neighbourhood 84 39 43 56 27 23-4 15 9 8% 12% 6% 9% 8% 10% - 10% 6% 7% Monday for cleaning/ more cleanup time/ Allow a day for recovery 75 30 45 42 33 18 1 2 16 11 7% 9% 7% 7% 9% 7% 17% 5% 6% 8% Don't see any difference/ main issues will still exist 63 30 32 49 13 22 1 3 13 9 6% 9% 5% 8% 4% 9% 17% 8% 5% 7% Save policing cost 59 20 38 32 24 9 3 2 13 8 6% 6% 6% 5% 7% 4% 50% 5% 5% 6% Change to Hyde Park 59 2 53 44 14 14 - - 17 18 6% 1% 8% 7% 4% 6% - - 6% 14% Effect on Saturday business and stalls/ Saturday is shopping day/ Saturday is market day 58 24 32 27 30 16-5 11-6% 8% 5% 4% 8% 7% - 13% 4% - Prefer it to be cancelled 51 4 47 41 8 12 - - 19 12 5% 1% 7% 7% 2% 5% - - 7% 9% Page 22
Q11b. Why? [Coded open-end responses] Table 15/2 Tradition 32 27 4 20 11 6 1 7 1-3% 9% 1% 3% 3% 2% 17% 18% * - Make it 1 day Carnival 30 7 22 20 9 9 - - 10 2 3% 2% 3% 3% 3% 4% - - 4% 2% Portobello Rd traders would be disrupted/ lose trading 25 11 12 11 14 6 1 3 5-2% 3% 2% 2% 4% 2% 17% 8% 2% - Would become 3 day Carnival/ party will continue on Monday as well 24 8 15 18 5 12-1 5 1 2% 3% 2% 3% 1% 5% - 3% 2% 1% Cost should be covered by the organisers 23 3 19 15 7 4 - - 11 2 2% 1% 3% 2% 2% 2% - - 4% 2% Friday work will be affected/ can't take Friday off 6 1 5 3 3 2 - - 2-1% * 1% * 1% 1% - - 1% - Effect on children Carnival 6 6-2 3 - - 1 - - 1% 2% - * 1% - - 3% - - Saturday is for preparation 6 3 3 5 1 4-1 - - 1% 1% * 1% * 2% - 3% - - Other 16 9 7 10 4 4 1 1 4 2 2% 3% 1% 2% 1% 2% 17% 3% 1% 2% No response 203 54 127 117 62 41-7 64 27 20% 17% 19% 19% 17% 17% - 18% 24% 21% Page 23
Q11b. Why? [Coded open-end responses] Base: All in favour of the change Table 16/1 Total 714 195 506 445 255 166 3 15 211 107 Cost saving/ reduce costs/ save tax payers money 227 57 167 127 98 45-9 69 37 32% 29% 33% 29% 38% 27% - 60% 33% 35% Residents/ neighbourhood would enjoy Monday at home/ day off for residents and neighbourhood 117 37 76 71 44 33 1 4 22 10 16% 19% 15% 16% 17% 20% 33% 27% 10% 9% Gives a chance to return home earlier 87 10 75 60 25 12 - - 37 15 12% 5% 15% 13% 10% 7% - - 18% 14% Monday for cleaning/ more cleanup time/ Allow a day for recovery 69 27 42 38 31 15 1 2 16 10 10% 14% 8% 9% 12% 9% 33% 13% 8% 9% Why not/ sure/ anything which helps the residents/ neighbourhood 68 28 38 47 21 21-1 12 9 10% 14% 8% 11% 8% 13% - 7% 6% 8% Save policing cost 53 18 34 28 22 8 3 2 11 8 7% 9% 7% 6% 9% 5% 100% 13% 5% 7% Change to Hyde Park 33 2 29 26 7 7 - - 11 11 5% 1% 6% 6% 3% 4% - - 5% 10% Prefer it to be cancelled 29 4 25 23 5 8 - - 6 10 4% 2% 5% 5% 2% 5% - - 3% 9% Don't see any difference/ main issues will still exist 24 12 12 19 4 10 - - 7 2 3% 6% 2% 4% 2% 6% - - 3% 2% Make it 1 day Carnival 19 4 14 13 5 6 - - 6 2 3% 2% 3% 3% 2% 4% - - 3% 2% Cost should be covered by the organisers 15 2 12 9 5 2 - - 8 1 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 1% - - 4% 1% Page 24
Q11b. Why? [Coded open-end responses] Base: All in favour of the change Table 16/2 Total 714 195 506 445 255 166 3 15 211 107 Effect on Saturday business and stalls/ Saturday is shopping day/ Saturday is market day 5 2 3 3 2 1-1 1-1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% - 7% * - Portobello Rd traders would be disrupted/ lose trading 3 2-2 1 1 1-1 - * 1% - * * 1% 33% - * - Would become 3 day Carnival/ party will continue on Monday as well 2-2 1 1 1 - - - - * - * * * 1% - - - - Tradition 1 1-1 - - - 1 - - * 1% - * - - - 7% - - Effect on children Carnival 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - * 1% - - * - - - - - Other 9 4 5 5 3 2-1 3 1 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% - 7% 1% 1% No response 138 36 100 91 44 33-1 52 23 19% 18% 20% 20% 17% 20% - 7% 25% 21% Page 25
Q11b. Why? [Coded open-end responses] Base: All not in favour of the change Table 17/1 Total 215 90 119 134 76 56 2 19 46 16 Effect on Saturday business and stalls/ Saturday is shopping day/ Saturday is market day 51 21 28 23 27 15-4 9-24% 23% 24% 17% 36% 27% - 21% 20% - Don't see any difference/ main issues will still exist 30 13 16 22 8 8 1 3 5 6 14% 14% 13% 16% 11% 14% 50% 16% 11% 38% Tradition 29 24 4 17 11 5 1 6 1-13% 27% 3% 13% 14% 9% 50% 32% 2% - Portobello Rd traders would be disrupted/ lose trading 22 9 12 9 13 5-3 4-10% 10% 10% 7% 17% 9% - 16% 9% - Would become 3 day Carnival/ party will continue on Monday as well 20 6 13 16 3 11 - - 5 1 9% 7% 11% 12% 4% 20% - - 11% 6% Change to Hyde Park 16-16 11 5 3 - - 4 5 7% - 13% 8% 7% 5% - - 9% 31% Prefer it to be cancelled 14-14 12 2 2 - - 9 1 7% - 12% 9% 3% 4% - - 20% 6% Cost should be covered by the organisers 7 1 6 5 2 2 - - 2 1 3% 1% 5% 4% 3% 4% - - 4% 6% Why not/ sure/ anything which helps the residents/ neighbourhood 7 3 4 4 2 1 - - 3-3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% - - 7% - Make it 1 day Carnival 7 1 6 6 1 3 - - 4-3% 1% 5% 4% 1% 5% - - 9% - Page 26
Q11b. Why? [Coded open-end responses] Base: All not in favour of the change Table 17/2 Total 215 90 119 134 76 56 2 19 46 16 Monday for cleaning/ more cleanup time/ Allow a day for recovery 6 3 3 4 2 3 - - - 1 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 5% - - - 6% Friday work will be affected/ can't take Friday off 5 1 4 3 2 2 - - 2-2% 1% 3% 2% 3% 4% - - 4% - Effect on children Carnival 5 5-2 2 - - 1 - - 2% 6% - 1% 3% - - 5% - - Saturday is for preparation 5 2 3 4 1 3-1 - - 2% 2% 3% 3% 1% 5% - 5% - - Cost saving/ reduce costs/ save tax payers money 4 1 3 2 2 2 - - 1-2% 1% 3% 1% 3% 4% - - 2% - Save policing cost 4 1 3 2 2 1 - - 1-2% 1% 3% 1% 3% 2% - - 2% - Residents/ neighbourhood would enjoy Monday at home/ day off for residents and neighbourhood 4 1 2 3 1 2 - - 1-2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 4% - - 2% - Other 4 3 1 2 1 1 - - - 1 2% 3% 1% 1% 1% 2% - - - 6% No response 16 8 8 10 6 - - 4 5 1 7% 9% 7% 7% 8% - - 21% 11% 6% Page 27
Q12a. Ticketing has recently been introduced to help improve safety during New Years Eve in London. Would you be in favour of ticketing Notting Hill Carnival? Table 18/1 Yes 616 103 504 404 198 134-3 195 111 60% 32% 76% 64% 56% 55% - 8% 72% 85% No 320 203 111 176 139 92 6 36 47 13 31% 64% 17% 28% 39% 38% 100% 90% 17% 10% No response 89 11 52 47 19 16-1 30 6 9% 3% 8% 7% 5% 7% - 3% 11% 5% Page 28
Q12b. Why? [Coded open-end responses] Table 19/1 Crowd control 203 33 168 122 77 44-1 69 38 20% 10% 25% 19% 22% 18% - 3% 25% 29% Impossible to enforce/ too many entry exit points 79 33 44 41 37 16-5 21 4 8% 10% 7% 7% 10% 7% - 13% 8% 3% Safety/ security 73 13 59 44 26 12 - - 22 13 7% 4% 9% 7% 7% 5% - - 8% 10% Discourage troublemakers/ get responsible and decent people 72 16 54 41 29 13-1 20 11 7% 5% 8% 7% 8% 5% - 3% 7% 8% Cover costs 67 15 51 43 22 13-1 24 7 7% 5% 8% 7% 6% 5% - 3% 9% 5% Will distroy the atmosphere/ spirit of Carnival 65 49 16 35 29 21 2 5 8 2 6% 15% 2% 6% 8% 9% 33% 13% 3% 2% Should be open/ free for all 62 43 18 28 34 23 2 4 6 1 6% 14% 3% 4% 10% 10% 33% 10% 2% 1% Street party/ Public event by volunteer performers/ It's a Carnival/ free street Carnival 59 45 12 28 30 11 2 9 5-6% 14% 2% 4% 8% 5% 33% 23% 2% - People enjoying the Carnival paying for it 57 13 43 39 16 13 - - 14 10 6% 4% 6% 6% 4% 5% - - 5% 8% More control 49 5 44 26 21 14 - - 11 9 5% 2% 7% 4% 6% 6% - - 4% 7% Less crime 32 6 26 22 10 6 - - 6 7 3% 2% 4% 4% 3% 2% - - 2% 5% Against tradition 30 17 13 23 7 6 1 8 5 1 3% 5% 2% 4% 2% 2% 17% 20% 2% 1% Page 29
Q12b. Why? [Coded open-end responses] Table 19/2 Ridiculous idea/ bad idea 30 19 8 23 7 14-4 2 2 3% 6% 1% 4% 2% 6% - 10% 1% 2% Raise revenue 24 3 21 16 8 4 - - 5 9 2% 1% 3% 3% 2% 2% - - 2% 7% Will favour the wealthy/ poor will not be able to attend 22 17 4 13 9 6 1 4 2-2% 5% 1% 2% 3% 2% 17% 10% 1% - Would be too hard to police 21 8 13 13 7 5-3 7 3 2% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% - 8% 3% 2% Avoid taxpayer funding 18 2 16 9 8 4-1 7 2 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% - 3% 3% 2% Move to Hyde Park or somewhere else 12 3 9 10 2 5-1 4 1 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% - 3% 1% 1% Prefer to get rid of it 10-10 9 1 2 - - 7-1% - 1% 1% * 1% - - 3% - Other 14 4 9 10 3 5 - - 5-1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% - - 2% - Don't know 10 1 8 7 2 6 - - 2 1 1% * 1% 1% 1% 2% - - 1% 1% No response 252 51 175 165 60 46-5 83 40 25% 16% 26% 26% 17% 19% - 13% 31% 31% Page 30
Q12b. Why? [Coded open-end responses] Base: All in favour of ticketing Table 20/1 Total 616 103 504 404 198 134-3 195 111 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% - 100% 100% 100% Crowd control 196 31 163 118 74 43 - - 66 38 32% 30% 32% 29% 37% 32% - - 34% 34% Safety/ security 72 13 58 44 25 12 - - 22 13 12% 13% 12% 11% 13% 9% - - 11% 12% Discourage troublemakers/ get responsible and decent people 70 15 53 41 27 13-1 19 11 11% 15% 11% 10% 14% 10% - 33% 10% 10% Cover costs 67 15 51 43 22 13-1 24 7 11% 15% 10% 11% 11% 10% - 33% 12% 6% People enjoying the Carnival paying for it 56 12 43 38 16 12 - - 14 10 9% 12% 9% 9% 8% 9% - - 7% 9% More control 47 4 43 26 19 14 - - 10 9 8% 4% 9% 6% 10% 10% - - 5% 8% Less crime 32 6 26 22 10 6 - - 6 7 5% 6% 5% 5% 5% 4% - - 3% 6% Raise revenue 24 3 21 16 8 4 - - 5 9 4% 3% 4% 4% 4% 3% - - 3% 8% Avoid taxpayer funding 16 1 15 7 8 4 - - 6 2 3% 1% 3% 2% 4% 3% - - 3% 2% Impossible to enforce/ too many entry exit points 13 3 10 8 5 3-1 4 1 2% 3% 2% 2% 3% 2% - 33% 2% 1% Move to Hyde Park or somewhere else 7 1 6 6 1 4 - - 1 1 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 3% - - 1% 1% Prefer to get rid of it 4-4 3 1 1 - - 3-1% - 1% 1% 1% 1% - - 2% - Will distroy the atmosphere/ spirit of Carnival 3 1 2 3-2 - - - 1 * 1% * 1% - 1% - - - 1% Page 31
Q12b. Why? [Coded open-end responses] Base: All in favour of ticketing Table 20/2 Total 616 103 504 404 198 134-3 195 111 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% - 100% 100% 100% Street party/ Public event by volunteer performers/ It's a Carnival/ free street Carnival 2 2 - - 2 - - - - - * 2% - - 1% - - - - - Would be too hard to police 2-2 2-1 - - 1 - * - * * - 1% - - 1% - Against tradition 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - * 1% - - 1% - - - - - Should be open/ free for all 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - * 1% - - 1% - - - - - Ridiculous idea/ bad idea 1 - - 1-1 - - - - * - - * - 1% - - - - Other 10 3 6 6 3 4 - - 4-2% 3% 1% 1% 2% 3% - - 2% - Don't know 3-3 3-2 - - - 1 * - 1% 1% - 1% - - - 1% No response 153 23 129 117 33 27-1 59 31 25% 22% 26% 29% 17% 20% - 33% 30% 28% Page 32
Q12b. Why? [Coded open-end responses] Base: All not in favour of ticketing Table 21/1 Total 320 203 111 176 139 92 6 36 47 13 Will distroy the atmosphere/ spirit of Carnival 60 48 12 31 28 19 2 5 6 1 19% 24% 11% 18% 20% 21% 33% 14% 13% 8% Impossible to enforce/ too many entry exit points 59 29 29 28 30 12-4 14 3 18% 14% 26% 16% 22% 13% - 11% 30% 23% Should be open/ free for all 58 40 17 25 33 21 2 4 5 1 18% 20% 15% 14% 24% 23% 33% 11% 11% 8% Street party/ Public event by volunteer performers/ It's a Carnival/ free street Carnival 56 43 11 27 28 11 2 9 4-18% 21% 10% 15% 20% 12% 33% 25% 9% - Ridiculous idea/ bad idea 28 19 7 21 7 12-4 2 2 9% 9% 6% 12% 5% 13% - 11% 4% 15% Against tradition 27 16 11 21 6 6 1 8 3 1 8% 8% 10% 12% 4% 7% 17% 22% 6% 8% Will favour the wealthy/ poor will not be able to attend 22 17 4 13 9 6 1 4 2-7% 8% 4% 7% 6% 7% 17% 11% 4% - Would be too hard to police 17 7 10 9 7 4-2 5 3 5% 3% 9% 5% 5% 4% - 6% 11% 23% Crowd control 7 2 5 4 3 1-1 3-2% 1% 5% 2% 2% 1% - 3% 6% - Prefer to get rid of it 4-4 4-1 - - 2-1% - 4% 2% - 1% - - 4% - Move to Hyde Park or somewhere else 3 1 2 2 1 - - 1 2-1% * 2% 1% 1% - - 3% 4% - Page 33
Q12b. Why? [Coded open-end responses] Base: All not in favour of ticketing Table 21/2 Total 320 203 111 176 139 92 6 36 47 13 More control 2 1 1-2 - - - 1-1% * 1% - 1% - - - 2% - Safety/ security 1-1 - 1 - - - - - * - 1% - 1% - - - - - People enjoying the Carnival paying for it 1 1-1 - 1 - - - - * * - 1% - 1% - - - - Discourage troublemakers/ get responsible and decent people 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - * * - - 1% - - - - - Avoid taxpayer funding 1-1 1 - - - - 1 - * - 1% 1% - - - - 2% - Other 1-1 1-1 - - - - * - 1% 1% - 1% - - - - No response 38 23 14 22 14 11-4 7 3 12% 11% 13% 13% 10% 12% - 11% 15% 23% Page 34