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MPA hosts National Symposium multi-point entry into the Police Service
02/11
6 January 2011
The MPA will host a national symposium to explore multi-point entry into the police service in London’s Living Room, City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA on Wednesday 12 January 2011, from 9.00am to 3.00pm
In July 2010, the Race and Faith Inquiry, commissioned by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson, reported its findings. One of the main recommendations was that the benefits and practicality of multi point entry for police officers should be further explored.
Mayor Boris Johnson will review the key issues of the day and close the symposium at 3.00pm. The Right Honourable Nick Herbert, Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice will deliver the opening speech to the symposium at 10.10am.
The symposium will be hosted by Kit Malthouse, Chair of the MPA, and Cindy Butts, Independent member of the MPA and Chair of the Race and Faith Inquiry, with key speeches by:
Tim Godwin – Acting Commissioner MPS
Peter Fahy – ACPO lead for workforce development
Major General Stephen Andrews – Strategic Change Director, Ministry of Defence
Martin Beecroft – Deputy Director Organisational Development, National Offender Management Service
The symposium is open to members of the press. Delegates to the symposium are by invitation only.
Notes to Editors
The Race and Faith Inquiry was chaired by Cindy Butts, Independent member of the MPA. The Race and Faith Inquiry report can be found at: www.mpa.gov.uk/scrutinies/racefaith
It was the view of the Inquiry that, in order to deliver our strategic priorities, the Met needs to ensure that it has a talented, skilled and diverse police service at all levels of the Service. Given the current workforce mix, if police officers could join the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) at ranks higher than constable the MPS could change its profile radically; multi-point entry would afford an opportunity to challenge the prevailing cultural norms within the organisation, bringing in experience and expertise from outside.
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