In the second and final meeting of its investigation, the Budget and Performance Committee will question police representatives on the Met’s capacity to keep Londoners safe while attempting to save £400 million by 2020-21.
- The Met argues it needs an additional £170 million to cover London’s specific needs as a capital city
- MOPAC and the Met have a strategic target of 32,000 police officers but the Committee’s June meeting[2] heard that the Met is now modelling for a police service of just over 30,000 officers
- The Met is currently budgeting for only a 1 per cent pay rise to officers – each percentage more would cost the Met £25 million
The following guests will attend:
- Dr Rick Muir, Director, Police Foundation
- Ken Marsh MBE, Chair of the Executive Committee, Police Federation
- Matt Parr CB, Her Majesty’s Inspector to the Metropolitan Police Service
- Sarah Thornton CBE QPM, Chair of the National Police Chief’s Council
The Committee will also examine changes to the Mayor’s budget guidance for 2018-2019 with the following guests:
· David Bellamy, Mayor’s Chief of Staff, GLA
· Martin Clarke, Executive Director of Resources, GLA
· Tom Middleton, Head of Finance & Governance, GLA
The meeting will take place on Wednesday, 19 July from 10.00am in The Chamber at City Hall (The Queen’s Walk, London SE1).
Media and members of the public are invited to attend
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Notes to editors
- The key responsibility of the Budget and Performance Committee is its annual scrutiny of the Mayor’s budget proposals for the next financial year. This involves detailed examination of the Mayor’s plans for spending his budget to help ensure taxpayers’ money is used appropriately and effectively.
- Watch 13 June 2017 meeting
- Gareth Bacon AM, Chairman of the Budget & Performance Committee is available for interview. See contact details below.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
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