Responding to reports that Metropolitan Police officers are earning tens of thousands of pounds from overtime duties, Jenny Jones has called on the Mayor and Met Commissioner to get a grip on the issue.
"When the police budget was voted on by the Assembly earlier this year I called for a large reduction in overtime spending. This year the Met plans to spend over £165m on overtime, including over £4m on HR staff alone."
"There is a culture and acceptance of overtime in the Met Police that is out of control. How can it be possible that both officers and staff working on the Olympics are already claiming overtime? The Mayor has to get a grip on his budget, and the Commissioner must control his officers so that this inefficient use of resources is curtailed."