The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) is a functional body of the

Greater London Authority The Greater London Authority (GLA), colloquially known by the metonym "City Hall", is the devolved regional governance body of Greater London. It consists of two political branches: the executive Mayoralty (currently led by Sadiq Khan) and t ...

responsible for oversight of the

Metropolitan Police The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly and still commonly known as the Metropolitan Police (and informally as the Met Police, the Met, Scotland Yard, or the Yard), is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and ...

. It came into being on 16 January 2012 at midnight, replacing the Metropolitan Police Authority, as envisaged by the

Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It transfers the control of police forces from police authorities to elected Police and Crime Commissioners. The first police commis ...

. The current Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime is Sophie Linden.

Structure

The office is headed by the Mayor of London who acts in a similar capacity to the police and crime commissioners elsewhere in England. The Mayor can appoint a

Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime The current Deputy Mayor of London for Policing and Crime is Sophie Linden. The office holder is head of the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime. Outside of powers to issue a Police and Crime Plan, and to appoint and remove senior Met officers, ...

to act on their behalf. They are held to account by the Police and Crime Committee of the

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. Although the office is responsible for strategic oversight of the Metropolitan Police, all operational policing decisions remain the responsibility of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. The office lacks the power to appoint or dismiss the commissioner.

External links

Official website of the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime

References

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