London Mayor: 40 Percent BAME Target for Future Police Hiring

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan makes a statement at New Scotland Yard, in London, on Sept. 25, 2020. Victoria Jones/WPA Pool/Getty Images

London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Friday said the Metropolitan Police Service would aim to hire 40 percent of its new recruits from black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) communities from 2022.

The move is part of his new action plan (pdf) to “provide a police service that has the confidence of all black Londoners”.