Len Duvall appointed as Chair of the MPA

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8 July 2004

Members of the Metropolitan Police Authority have today elected Len Duvall AM as Chair. Len Duvall succeeds Toby Harris.

Commenting on his election Len Duvall said:

“It is a privilege to be elected as Chair of the MPA. My three priorities are to oversee London's police expansion, to promote greater equality in policing and to make the police service more responsive, effective and efficient.

"I will work with the Mayor, Commissioner and Government to achieve the 35,000 officers that the Commissioner has asked for. I will make reintroducing community policing across London a priority whilst maintaining the key specialists units that protect us from terrorism, violent crime and drugs.

"I want to ensure equality in policing. We need to make sure that the police are serving the needs of every community, that the service reflects the diversity of London and that it takes hate crimes seriously.

"I will seek to cut waste to reinvest in frontline policing. I will make the drive for better performance a key issue for the MPA and will continue the drive to modernise London’s police service.

"For the last four years under Toby Harris’ stewardship the MPA has worked with the police service in London to make London safer. I am committed to continuing the work that Toby started. “

Len Duvall is the London Assembly member for Greenwich & Lewisham. He is Leader of the Labour Group on the Assembly. He has previously been Leader of Greenwich Council and a member of London’s Fire Authority. He has a tough reputation for refusing to accept excuses for poor performance, for promoting community cohesion and for demanding value for money for public services.

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