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A statement on the MPA response to Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill.
Warning: This is archived material and may be out of date. The Metropolitan Police Authority has been replaced by the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPC).
See the MOPC website for further information.
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill - Chair of MPA responds
1 December 2010
Kit Malthouse said:
" We are on the verge of a new era of dynamism and accountability in UK policing. This bill will create an important new sense of ownership and investment by the public in the police, and will provide one, clear unequivocal voice of authority in setting the priorities, strategy and tax precept level in each force area. We have already seen the benefits of more assertive democratic input into policing by the Mayor of London, and we welcome the strengthening of his role yet further. The current policing world is confused and opaque. This bill will bring clarity, transparency and focus. But most importantly it will give local people a direct say in how they are policed, something they have been thirsting after for many years."
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