The brother of murdered Stephen Lawrence says Londoners are not getting a police service they deserve.
The brother of murdered Stephen Lawrence says Londoners are not getting the police service they deserve, adding "time is ticking" for the chief of the Metropolitan Police to make reforms., which was set up last September to monitor the force, is becoming a space for it to get a "pat on the back".
The report made 16 recommendations, including the creation of the London Policing Board to "oversee and scrutinise" the implementation of those reforms.Stephen Lawrence, 18, was murdered in a racist attack in 1993 But he said he now had concerns about whether the meetings were allowing the "voice of Londoners" to be heard, and believed instead it had become a place for the Met to receive "a pat on the back."
Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley previously said the word had become "politicised" and "ambiguous" and could be misunderstood, although he recognised there were systemic and cultural failings, which he promised to address. "At the moment, the budget is causing us to compromise in terms of what we can deliver operationally and on the speed of reform," Sir Mark Rowley said.Dr Lawrence believes the force's reputation is the Met's "biggest hurdle" in persuading new recruits to sign up, and that it needs to demonstrate it is getting rid of corrupt officers.
“The new independent policing board includes leading experts in frontline policing and law, and has strong representation from London’s diverse communities who have been historically let down by the police.
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