The move will reduce the number of counters across London from 37 to 19, where people can talk to an officer face to face at their local police station.
A Met police spokesperson said that counseling was going on, but no changes would be made by the end of this year, saying: “Given the lack of budget of the mate and shrinking size, now it is not durable to keep all the front counters open.”
Met Police Chief Sir Mark Rowley had taken an unusual step to warn the Prime Minister Sir Kir Stmper last month as to whether the police forces would face the “Stark option”, which crimes are investigated whether their budget was cut.
At the same time, Met is struggling with a widespread loss of faith in its officers, especially among women after the murder of Sara Everrd by a serving police officer.
There were further disclosure about the misconceptions and racism, which attempted to rebuild confidence with a two -year plan with the London, which has a fresh commitment to community policing. strategy.
But the BBC has seen the leaked plans for the Met Police which show that only eight counters will be open 24/7, and will also reduce hours at 11 front counters, which will be closed in the week and 7 pm weekend.
A Met Police spokesperson defended the plans, saying: “That is why we have taken a difficult option to close some shutdown and reduce in hours – we allow us to deal with crimes and continuously focus on resources when more authorities in the neighborhood in London.”
The spokesperson said that in the last year, 5% of crimes were reported in the front counters, “Most of the people of London are making it in a person with calls, online, or other places”.
