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Fewer criminals serving jail time will ‘generate a lot of work for police’

Sir Mark Rowley said a proportion of offenders who would have been in jail will commit further offences because ‘probation can’t do a perfect job’.

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Early prisoner release ‘will make UK less safe’ without extra cash, police chiefs and MI5 warn

The intervention will pile pressure on Rachel Reeves to pour more money into policing at the spending review

The Independent UK

Police forces must routinely release suspect details earlier, Scotland Yard chief argues

Sir Mark Rowley was asked if Merseyside Police were right to release the ethnicity of the Liverpool parade crash suspect

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Met chief says decriminalising cannabis ‘not something we’re calling for’

Sir Mark Rowley’s comments came as the Mayor of London urged the Government to consider decriminalising possession of small amounts of cannabis.

Evening Standard

UK’s most senior police officer criticises early prison release scheme

Mark Rowley joins head of MI5 and National Crime Agency in letter to justice ministry to say public could be at risk

The Guardian - UK

Met Police chief Mark Rowley issues stark warning over government plan to let out prisoners early

Sir Mark Rowley said his force spent huge resources on Tuesday hunting for 'machete attack' teenager released on bail in London

Evening Standard

Police carrying ‘scar tissue’ of austerity, says Met chief in bid for more cash

Sir Mark Rowley is one of six senior police officers who have publicly called on the Government to provide ‘serious investment’.

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Matt Jukes confirmed as new deputy commissioner of the Met Police

Britain’s counter terror chief is currently acting in the role since the retirement of Dame Lynne Owens

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan’s policing deputy unable to say how many police stations will shut

Kaya Comer-Schwartz came under scrutiny as the Metropolitan Police prepares to cut 1,700 staff

Evening Standard

Met police officer accused of pinching female colleagues waist in work gym 'fat test'

Met Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley wants a fresh misconduct hearing for the accused officer

Evening Standard

Two top job openings in UK policing get one applicant each

Candidates for Merseyside chief constable and Met deputy commissioner set to be appointed without competition

The Guardian - UK

Knife crimes and violence against women may surge without more funding, warns Met Police chief

Sir Mark Rowley’s force is facing a tidal wave of offending with a million crime a year, according to experts

Evening Standard

Police chiefs granted powers to automatically sack officers who fail background checks

Calls to change police vetting procedures began after a report into the murder of Sarah Everard in 2021

The Independent UK

'Glaring gap in law closed': Met Police hail new rules as officers who fail vetting to be automatically sacked

Police chiefs will be able to sack officers deemed unfit to serve from next month under rules announced by Home Office

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Police officers who fail background checks to be automatically sacked

Move designed to restore public confidence will give police chiefs stronger powers to get rid of rogue officers in England and Wales

Evening Standard

Police officers who fail vetting to be automatically sacked under new rules

Measures will be introduced to Parliament on Wednesday which will make it a legal requirement for serving officers to pass vetting procedures.

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Met Police to cut 1,700 officers and staff amid shock funding fears

London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan confirms Royal Parks unit will be disbanded - despite fierce opposition from councils and victims

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Fury erupts over Met Police review into its funding of black, disabled and female staff unions

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley wants to know if it efficient to divert full-time resources

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Sadiq Khan urged to protect Royal Parks Police from cuts

‘Armed, organised criminal gangs are already targeting Londoners in the Royal Parks’, the mayor was told at a City Hall meeting

Evening Standard

Met Police Deputy Commissioner Dame Lynne Owens announces her retirement after 35 years

Dame Lynne will retire after 35-year career holding some of the most senior positions in British policing

The Independent UK

Met Deputy Commissioner Dame Lynne Owens to retire

The 56-year-old was brought in to help clean up the London force at arguably one of the most troubled times in its history.

Evening Standard

Met Police hired more than 1,000 officers without checking references

Sources have told the Sunday Times that the Met Police did not properly check references and many were never chased up once a recruit joined the force

Evening Standard

Met Police’s new gang database still ‘racist’ for targeting young black Londoners, claims charity

Amnesty UK’s chief Sacha Deshmukh accused officers of ‘supercharging racism’ after 870 black names added - three times more than whites

Evening Standard

Met Police still facing ‘substantial tough choices’ over cuts despite £83m windfall

Funding rises from local and central government are not enough to plug the budget gap, the Metropolitan Police has warned

Evening Standard

Met police cuts will be 'substantially scaled back' says Sadiq Khan after £83m council tax windfall

Mayor’s pledge comes as seven more London boroughs announce council tax hikes from April

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