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"Our initial investigations do indicate that it was an isolated incident, and local neighbourhood officers are carrying out reassurance patrols in the area."

Offenders wear high-visibility jackets emblazoned with "Community Payback" while carrying out the unpaid work, which the government said allowed the public to see justice being served in their neighbourhoods.

It warned that financial pressures were "limiting" what the organisation can do in several areas, including neighbourhood patrolling.

The Met said, despite the cuts, it would protect front line services like neighbourhood policing, tackling violence against women and girls, and efforts to reform the force.

The mood was also buoyant at a communal kitchen in the neighbourhood of al-Jeraif West.