It has been announced today that just one year into the recruitment programme, 8,771 new police officers have been recruited. This means the target of reaching 6,000 new recruits by March 2021 has been exceeded, and puts us well on our way to meeting the 20,000 target by March 2023.
These additional officers mean that there are now more frontline officers on the streets, helping to cut crime and make people’s streets safer.
Here in London, 1,369 new officers have been recruited into the Metropolitan Police, alongside an additional 50 officers in the City of London Police.
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