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Report 6 of the 10 October 2005 special meeting of the Finance and Planning Performance & Review Committees and presents the business case for growth in the MPS 2006-07 Safer Neighbourhoods Phase 3.

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Business case for growth in the Metropolitan Police Service 2006-07 Safer Neighbourhoods phase 3

Report: 06
Date: 10 October 2005
By: Commissioner

Summary

The business case for growth in the Metropolitan Police Service 2006-07 Phase 3 is outlined in Appendix 1.

A. Recommendation

Members are asked to approve the business case outlined in Appendix 1.

B. Supporting information

The business case for growth in the Metropolitan Police Service 2006-07 Phase 3 is outlined in Appendix 1.

C. Race and equality impact

1. A key objective of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) is to build an organisation that reflects the diverse communities of London. A more representative workforce will enhance the confidence of the London public in the MPS, and deliver a policing service better tailored to meet London’s diverse needs.

2. The increased recruitment of Police and Community Support Officers (PCSOs) and Police Officers will provide an opportunity to ensure that more Londoners from more diverse backgrounds are involved in policing their own city. Diversity measures and targets have already been set across the whole policing family (see Appendix 1). Significant growth will provide an opportunity to increase the diversity of the workforce. It allows the MPS to meet those targets much more rapidly than at existing recruitment rates, and workforce turnover patterns, would otherwise achieve. Further it is believed the role of PCSOs will be a route for many to join the MPS as Police Officers. Thus the higher levels of minority ethnic and female PCSOs will lead to an increase in minority and female representation across police roles in the MPS.

3. Prior to the programme of growth beginning on 1st April 2004, the proportion of female Police Officers was 18.18%, and 6.52% (Black and Minority Ethnic) BME. The figures for PCSOs were 28.93% female, and 34.65% BME Officers.

4. At the end of May 2005 the proportion of female Police Officers was 19.3%, and 7.03% BME. The figures for PCSOs were 30.2% female, and 34.20% BME Officers.

D. Financial implications

The financial implications are outlined in Appendix 2.

E. Background papers

None

F. Contact details

Report author: Superintendent Clive Wakeley, Deputy Commissioner’s Command.

For more information contact:

MPA general: 020 7202 0202
Media enquiries: 020 7202 0217/18

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