A joint initiative led by officers from the Met’s Central North Youth Engagement Unit has resulted in more than 300 laptops and tech items being donated to people without access to the internet during the lockdown period.
The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the essential role of digital technology in keeping people connected. Driven by the realisation that around 30 percent of people in Islington do not have adequate access to IT, Sergeant Tony Quinn sought a way of supporting those most in need of technology within the borough.
