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

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responsible for oversight of the Metropolitan Police. It came into being on 16 January 2012 at midnight, replacing the

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, as envisaged by the

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. The current Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime is

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Structure

The office is headed by the

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who acts in a similar capacity to the

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s elsewhere in England. The Mayor can appoint a

Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime The Deputy Mayor of London for Policing and Crime (DMPC) is head of the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, part of the Greater London Authority. The current office holder is Kaya Comer-Schwartz. Outside of powers to issue a Police and Crime P ...

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

London Assembly The London Assembly is a 25-member elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds supermajority, to amend the Mayor's annual budget and to reject t ...

. Although the office is responsible for strategic oversight of the Metropolitan Police, all operational policing decisions remain the responsibility of the

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. The office lacks the powers to appoint or dismiss the commissioner; these are

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Leadership

;Deputy Mayor of London for Policing and Crime * 2008–2012:

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* 2012–2016:

Stephen Greenhalgh Stephen John Greenhalgh, Baron Greenhalgh (born 4 September 1967) is a British businessman and politician, and was the second Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime in London. He is a member of the Conservative Party. In April 2020 he was create ...

* 2016–2024: Sophie Linden * 2024–present:

;Chief Executive * 2013–2019:

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* 2020–present: Diana Luchford

References

External links

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