Writing in the Times, Sir Mark Rowley said he is leading the strongest “doubling down on standards” in the past 50 years but needs “others to do more”. Sir Mark wants the Government to stay the course and bring forward change (Kirsty O’Connor/ PA)“We are accountable for our forces and we should be able to decide who is fit to serve in them. Sir Mark said in July: “I haven’t shirked away from anything that Baroness Casey has said. “I completely accept her diagnosis and that’s why we’re on a big reform plan.”In that month, the Met announced plans to overhaul the force with a £366 million two-year scheme, dubbed A New Met for London. The plan includes a recruitment campaign which Sir Mark says is encouraging diversity through advertisements that showcase ordinary frontline officers.

Source: The Times August 10, 2023 04:50 UTC