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New Metropolitan Police officers 'must live in city'

Anyone wanting to become a police officer in London will have to have been living in the capital for at least three of the last six years as the force aims to become "more reflective of the city it serves".

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Local police recruitment 'about competence not colour'

A Metropolitan Police move to recruit constables exclusively from London is about "competence rather than colour", the deputy mayor for Policing and Crime has said. Stephen Greenhalgh added:

We need a Metropolitan Police Service that is made up of many more Londoners so the force has the diversity of talent needed to police a great global city.

As London grows and changes in the decades ahead, the police must change too so that they can police effectively and maintain public consent. That means having officers who understand the dynamics of this city and who have the skills to connect with and serve all Londoners

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