Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime

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The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime is a functional body of the Greater London Authority responsible for oversight of the Metropolitan Police. It came into being on 16 January 2012 at midnight,^[1] replacing the Metropolitan Police Authority, as envisaged by the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.

The Office is headed by the Mayor (although he or she may appoint a Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime to run the Office on a day-to-day basis) and is held to account by the Police and Crime Committee of the London Assembly. Although the Office is responsible for strategic oversight of the Metropolitan Police, day-to-day operations 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

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