Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime

The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) 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.

Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)
Functional body overview
Formed16 January 2012
Preceding functional body
JurisdictionMetropolitan Police District
HeadquartersCity Hall, The Queen's Walk, London, SE1 2AA
Functional body executives
Parent departmentGreater London Authority
Websitewww.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/mayors-office-policing-and-crime-mopac

Structure

The office is headed by the Mayor of London (although the Mayor may appoint a Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime to act on their behalf) 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, 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.

Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime

Kit Malthouse was the first Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, taking on this role at the abolition of the MPA. On the re-election of Boris Johnson he was replaced by Stephen Greenhalgh.[2]

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

References
  1. "London mayor gains powers over the Metropolitan Police". BBC News. 16 January 2012.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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