Baroness Casey’s damning review of culture and standards in the Metropolitan Police Service accused it of being institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic.[1]
In her review into the standards of behaviour and internal culture of the Met, Baroness Casey reported that the Met “has been challenged significantly during a period of financial austerity”.[2]
The Met is the largest police service in England, and has national and specialist responsibilities, with a “significant budget”.
Baroness Casey reported that its “annual spending represents 25 per cent of the total police budget for England and Wales, and gross expenditure has increased from £3.2 billion in 2015-16 to £3.9 billion in 2021-22”.[3]
The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee will meet tomorrow to quiz the Met Commissioner and Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime on how the Met has responded to financial austerity since the Baroness Casey review.
The guests are:
- Sir Mark Rowley, Commissioner, Metropolitan Police
- Sophie Linden, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
The meeting will take place on Wednesday 21 February 2024 from 10am, in the Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, E16 1ZE.
Media and members of the public are invited to attend.
The meeting can also be viewed LIVE or later via webcast or YouTube.
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Notes to editors
- https://www.met.police.uk/police-forces/metropolitan-police/areas/about-us/about-the-met/bcr/baroness-casey-review/
- Baroness Casey of Blackstock DBE CB, An independent review into the standards of behaviour and internal culture of the Metropolitan Police Service, 21 March 2023, page 59
- Ibid
- Read the agenda papers.
- Caroline Russell AM, Chair of the Police and Crime Committee, is available for interview.
- Find out more about the work of the Police and Crime Committee.
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