New Met for London – Phase Two

Good afternoon, 

I am writing to you as the Chief Inspector for Neighbourhood Policing in Tower Hamlets and as a key community partner I am asking for some assistance to get feedback through you contacts on our A New Met for London (NMfL) plan 2; New Met for London: Phase 2 Survey

We've published a draft of the second phase of A New Met for London (NMfL) - our plan for the next three years, and the next step in achieving our mission of More Trust, Less Crime and High Standards.

This plan – which has been developed based on our own analysis and feedback from policing and other partners – sets out what we have achieved since we first published NMfL 1 in 2023 and what we will do next.

This second phase is not a new strategy – it is a continuation of what we set out to do in 2023. This is because we know the best organisations are built and sustained by relentless, step-by-step improvements. We’ve already engaged key stakeholders but, before finalising the plan in the autumn, we’re sharing this draft for consultation, so we can make sure it reflects the views of all Londoners.

NMfL 2 focuses the Met’s efforts in five areas. Three delivery pillars from the last two years remain in place – Community Crime-fighting, Culture Change and Fixing our Foundations.

There are two new cross-cutting areas of focus: Putting Crime-fighting First, which will see the Met shed the distractions and bureaucracy that divert resources away from crime-fighting and become more productive; and Working in Partnership, which will see the Met collaborate with others to solve problems and address local crime priorities together.

Through this plan, we’re determined to make the Met an outstanding local police service for London, delivering better outcomes and keeping the public safe.

Every commitment we make in this plan will be accompanied by a mechanism for assuring we’re delivering on it:

·  Officers and staff are restoring trust with levels of confidence in policing higher in London than in comparable force areas (West Midlands, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire). By the end of 2024/25, 74% of Londoners agreed the Met is an organisation they can trust.

·  Crime is being cut with officers arresting more than 1,000 extra criminals each month.

·  Performance is improving with neighbourhood crime down 16% in the first quarter of 2025/26, 92% more shoplifting cases have been solved this year, and twice as many crimes linked to Violence Against Women and Girls. Injuries from violence are lower than in any other large British city and homicides are at a five-year low.

·  Standards are increasing – while the vast majority of our people continue to be outstanding public servants, hundreds of officers who fall short of these standards have been dismissed for misconduct, and others have left the Met after their vetting had been removed.

Over the next three years, the Met’s performance in these areas will be tracked and officers will prioritise reducing serious violence, neighbourhood crime and anti-social behaviour, tackling those committing violence against women and girls, and improving the Met’s quality of service to victims and the public.

Thank you 

Chief Inspector Chris Brown