William Eichler 27 January 2023

Khan announces £14m to restore trust in Met

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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has set out proposals for £14.2m of new funding to rebuild the trust and confidence of all of London’s communities in the Met Police.

The funding – part of the Mayor’s 2023/2024 budget proposals - would be used to support the Met’s 'Turnaround Plan' which sets out how the force will achieve its mission to rebuild trust, reduce crime and improve standards over the next two years.

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley yesterday said that two or three Met Police officers per week are expected to appear in court on criminal charges in the coming months.

Nearly £12m of the proposed new investment from City Hall would be used to support the Commissioner’s drive for higher standards in the Met, including the creation of a new Met Leadership Academy.

The Leadership Academy will support Met leaders to take action against officers with ‘repeated or patterns of unacceptable behaviour’.

The investment will also increase the number HR staff within the Met to better support Met leaders and line managers to tackle performance and standards issues at source.

Mayor Khan said: ‘I’m determined to continue doing everything in my power to make policing in London better and to support the work that has started to deliver the urgent reforms and step change in culture and performance Londoners deserve. This means empowering the Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, to reduce crime further, raise standards, and restore trust between the police and the communities the Met serves.

‘To do this we need strong leaders in the Met who not only acknowledge the scale of the problems, but have the training and confidence to take the action needed to raise standards. That’s why I’m announcing plans to fund a new Leadership Academy for all Met leaders in every team across our capital.’

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