New Met Police plan lacks both transparency and commitment says Green AM

The plan meant to guide the Metropolitan Police Service for the next three years was criticised today by a Green Party Member of the London Assembly.

Zoë Garbett AM, who leads on policing for the London Assembly Green Group, responded to the consultation for A New Met for London Phase 2 today, criticizing the Met for not being open with Londoners about the failures since the previous A New Met For London plan.

In her response she said to the Met:

“Being unwilling to disclose in real time the failures of the MPS is one of the many reasons why Baroness Casey said the Met had lost its way and could no longer presume that it has the permission of the people of London to police them.

“The MPS must be transparent about its failures, in all areas, if it wants to move forward.

“Continuing to deny there are issues in the present, only to admit failures multiple years later, means Londoners struggle to believe what you say is the truth.”

AM Garbett also criticised the Met’s lack of commitment shown by their recent rollbacks on things such as having at least one 24/7 front counter in every borough. She said:

“With the MPS showing that they are willing to undo things that they had previously said they were going to achieve, why should anyone believe that the MPS is committed to doing what it says in this new document?”

Read Garbett’s full response and respond to the consultation yourself before 14 September 2025.