Sir Mark Rowley: Met chief warns anti-crime pledges need funding

Is the government meeting its key pledges on crime? – Full Fact

Full Fact takes a look at whether the government is meeting its key pledges on crime

Met chief: Forces will more often have to release details about suspects earlier

Sir Mark Rowley said in the future ‘we would always want to be more transparent in terms of the data we release’.

Fewer criminals serving jail time will ‘generate a lot of work for police’

Sir Mark Rowley said a proportion of offenders who would have been in jail will commit further offences because ‘probation can’t do a perfect job’.

London police chief warns crime pledge needs more funding

Labour’s commitment to make streets safer unlikely to be met without extra money, Mark Rowley says

Met Chief Mark Rowley Warns Labour Crime Plans Are Unsustainable

Met Police Commissioner Mark Rowley is pulling no punches on the morning round today as he slams Labour’s sentencing changes. Rowley has revealed that Mahmood’s hurried review made no impact assessment with regard to policing… He said on the Today Programme: “This will generate a lot of extra work… a proportion of those offenders will be committing extra offenders.[…] Read the rest

Sir Mark Rowley: Met chief warns anti-crime pledges need funding

Sir Mark Rowley says forces grappling with years of cuts need more money to meet the government's "ambition".