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Policing priorities for 2001/02 endorsed by MPA

52/00
15 December 2000

The Metropolitan Police Authority last night decided on the key issues to be addressed in the Policing and Performance Plan 2001/02, which will set out policing and crime prevention priorities for the forthcoming financial year.

Among the priorities are the reduction of crime and disorder in partnership with local authorities, other agencies and Londoners, and the need to increase trust and confidence in policing amongst minority ethnic communities.

The plan also prioritises police response to different types of crime, to ensure the effective deployment of limited police resources to those areas of most concern to local communities.

Speaking at its meeting in London, MPA Chair, Toby Harris said:

‘It is vitally important to identify the key areas to be tackled by the Metropolitan Police, who we have worked with closely over the past few months to develop and focus the plan.

‘Our overarching priority will be to make London streets safer, by, among other things, diverting young people away from crime and keeping burglars out of our homes and businesses.

‘Street crime, criminal use of firearms and knives, and anti-social behaviour, will be targeted. Police will concentrate on drastically reducing burglaries, Class A drug misuse and dealing, and hate crime, which includes race and homophobic crime, rape and child abuse.

‘We will also closely monitor the performance of the police against the best value performance indicators set by the Government and any weaknesses identified by the current inspection being carried out by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary.’

Tackling homicide, terrorism, reduction of road casualties, vehicle crime, emergency responses, corruption, best value and modernisation will remain as ‘sustained activities’ for police.

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