The head of the Metropolitan Police has told LBC that the number of officers in the police has dropped, as he launched a major recruitment drive.
Sir Mark Rowley said he wanted thousands of people to apply for jobs at the Met, which currently has over 37,700 officers. The commissioner said earlier this year that there were around 5,000 fewer officers in the force than ten years previously.From Thursday, Londoners will see the force's Change Needs You campaign aimed at driving up the number of new constables in the capital's police force.Adverts will be displayed on billboards, the Tube and on social and digital platforms.
He graduated from Hendon Police Training School as the "top student" in his intake and before joining the force, he designed and delivered customer service training.PC Akeem Griffiths, who was the runner up in the 2018 Big Brother house, said he thought he was "probably the first person who’s been on television to join the police – but hopefully it promotes others to do it too."He added: "Although they’re completely different the morals remain the same.
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