The ad is looking for candidates to replace Cressida Dick, who resigned in February after Mayor Sadiq Khan lost faith in her ability to pull off a series of scandals, with the Home Office refusing to save her. The focus of the job posting to become Britain’s top police officer in 2017, when Dick won the post, was to fight crime. While there is still a focus on this in the new ad, it also requires a transformation and inspirational leadership and stresses the need to tackle the problems that are destroying Britain’s greatest power. The ad says: “It has become obvious that significant and continuous improvements need to be made within it [Met] to restore public confidence and legitimacy in the largest police force in the United Kingdom “. Candidates should have “a viable plan to restore Londoners’ trust and confidence,” the ad said. He called for “strengthening the leadership to address concerns about police conduct and institutional culture”, adding that the successful candidate needed to “restore public confidence and trust” in particular. [among] women and girls and those from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities “. The work will include dealing with “serious failures” in power, the ad says. A separate recruitment information document for the 29 293,000-a-year position states: “This will include providing a police force that better reflects London’s diversity and a strong ethical framework [Met]eliminating unacceptable behavior at all levels, including misogyny, racism and homophobia. “ Scandals over racial, homophobic, and police treatment of women have plagued the Met, but it was the leadership’s handling and response that worried the government and City Hall, as well as Dick’s perceived defensive stance. The next commissioner will eventually be chosen by the Home Secretary, who must take into account the views of Khan, who is also the commissioner for police and crime in London. A potential Met commissioner said the enthusiastic ceremonies held by officers to mark Dick’s departure seemed to suggest that the past five years had gone well, adding: “The Met do not believe they have done anything wrong.” . Potential candidates include former counterterrorism chief Sir Mark Rowley, who quit policing four years ago and wrote a novel. Lynne Owens, who has resigned as director general of the National Crime Bureau for Cancer, is also considering applying for positive medical news. If Matt Juke, the current head of the Met counter-terrorism, were to apply, he would be a candidate to represent a new generation of police leaders. Devon and Cornwall Chief Sean Sawyer may also apply and is said to have impressed the Home Office in its national role as head of performance. Among the big hiters who are unlikely to apply is Martin Hewitt, chairman of the National Council of Police Chiefs. Dave Thompson, the well-known chief midfielder of the West Midlands. Simon Byrne, of the Northern Ireland Police Department; and Neil Basu, who was once considered Dick’s apparent heir but was considered inflexible by the government. Basu seems to have done very well in his interview as the next head of the National Crime Service. The announcement for this post has been delayed. Sir Stephen House is the Met’s interim commissioner, with Dick on leave and formally ceasing to be commissioner later this month.
