‘We’re building a new Met for London where communities know their local officers’.

Police host special event at Frances Bardsley School.

East Area police want the public to trust in the work that they are doing, see how they are fighting crime in their communities and keeping people safe. Today they share the following:

We’re building A New Met for London where communities know their local officers, help to shape their policing priorities, work with them to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour and when victims call us for help, they’re satisfied with our response. 

 Chief Inspector Love and his team arranged an event on Wednesday, 6 March 2024.This was kindly hosted by Frances Bardsley School and was aimed at years 10 and 12 with several other schools from Havering attending. The event aimed to engage with students in an exciting yet informative way to increase their knowledge of policing and to understand any concerns they may have about the Met Police. 

Various units from the Met were present, showcasing their division, such as the dog unit, firearm response unit, traffic officers, Territorial Support Group (TSG), taser subject matter expert and CID, plus our partners from the Havering Council Community Safety Unit, Kerry Durkin and Jane Eastaff, along with youth charities; Youth Unity, Box Up Crime, Air Network and Life Line Charity, Sam Amiryan a Coordinator and Jamal Elsaaidi – Coach & Mentor attended.  

The students were able to chat with the police officers and partners, hold police shields, handcuffs and other equipment, meet the police dog and really understand the work thevarious departments across London do. The key charities hosted a basketball contest, a table game of jenga and sparring with boxing gloves/pads and other team building games. The students received crime prevention advice and goodies from Havering Council’s Community Safety Unit, before regrouping back at the end of the event for a light lunch and refreshments to feed back about their experiences.

Acting Chief Inspector Love said: “As an organisation, we need to improve public trust and listen to what we need to do in order to improve our service to people in Havering. Younger people across London are often victims of crime, and we know some of them are reluctant to report it to police. We want to break down these barriers and feel this event was a great way to do that. Thank you to all of those who took part.”

 Melissa Gilmour, Pastoral Support at Campion School said “What a great insight students had into the policing world of today. They got to ask questions, understand the challenges officers face on a daily basis, and discussed scenarios that officers face and consider the decisions they routinely make whilst doing their job. They all thoroughly enjoyed it”

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