Met faces recruitment and budget issues as it launches new Met plan

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GMP Specials given Level 2 public order training to provide back up - Deployment is partly designed to reduce the number of rest days that need to be cancelled.

Ombudsman calls for armed response officers to have head-mounted cameras - The kit would ensure improved footage of weapons discharges, including tasers, the Police Ombudsman has recommended.

Forces refuse Met mutual aid request amid armed officer shortage - The force sought outside help after a number of AFOs handed in their weapons following the news that an officer has been charged with the murder of Chris Kaba.

NI Policing Board looking to appoint an interim chief - Chair Deirdre Toner told the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee last week that the option of appointing an interim chief was 'simply not one that was open to us'.

Met faces recruitment and budget issues as it launches 'new Met' plan

The force ended 2022/23 with a shortfall of over 1,000 officers and would require an extra £878m investment - equivalent to 9,600 PCs at full cost - to match its 2012 funding the Commissioner has said.

Date - 18th July 2023
By - Cash Boyle

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Falling real-terms pay, the cost of living crisis and declining trust and confidence in policing are among the issues contributing to the Met currently 'facing acute challenges with recruitment and retention'. Officer numbers are down...

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