minority backgrounds. currently 15.6% within the metropolitan police are from these backgrounds. the force s behind the badge programme is trying to foster trust in all communities. the bbc asian network s anisa kadri reports. 0ut out and about with london s met police for what is known as a ride along. it is notjust for journalists, they are also open to the public so that people can see what the police do. we are just getting called up somewhere now. we are en route to a possible break in. but when we get there, it turns out to be builders setting off an alarm system. with ambitious plans to increase diversity in the police. we want a police service that reflects the diversity of the city. a lot of people believe
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they are also open to the public so people can see what police do. we are just getting called out now. and we are en route to a possible break in. but when we get there it turns out to be builders setting off an alarm system. ambitious plans to increase diversity in the police, these ride alongs are one way of improving engagement and building trust. the are one way of improving engagement and building trust. and building trust. the police service has and building trust. the police service has to and building trust. the police service has to reflect - and building trust. the police service has to reflect the - and building trust. the police - service has to reflect the diversity of this city. a lot of people believe that it is not as diverse, for example, the mention of racism, which from doing the 15.6 police officers are from black and ethnic minority backgrounds. the metropolitan police has ambitious plans. the police force is the biggest in the country and it has been told tha
that it is not as diverse, for example, there s mention of racism, which from doing the job, i have never experienced. figures show 15.6% of police officers are from black and ethnic minority backgrounds, 3.6% black. the metropolitan police has ambitious aspirations going forward. the london metropolitan police force is the biggest in the country and it has been told that 40% of new recruits should be from black and ethnic minority backgrounds. this, it hopes, means it will better serve the communities in the capital. we need to understand that especially in our community as asians, and muslims, we struggle to understand how and where the police come from at times. i have been there myself where i would not necessarily have had the best view because of what we see. we only see one side of police and it is not necessarily always positive. i was lucky, i had a very close friend
if i don t need it to get into restaurants and stuff, yeah, i ll get rid of it for sure. as things are getting better, and i had my two jabs, and hopefully everyone else will have the second jab, i might not use it. i think it s important that we can keep track of people that may be infected, and especially with new variants coming in as well. i think it s really important. the team behind the app strongly believes it still has a job to do. but as life gets back to normal, persuading people not to turn it off may prove tricky. rory cellan jones, bbc news, west london. it s hoped an initiative to encourage more diversity in the police could lead to 40% of new officer recruits next year being from ethnic minority backgrounds. currently 15.6% within the metropolitan police are from these backgrounds. the force s behind the badge programme is trying to foster trust in all communities. the bbc asian network s anisa kadri reports. basically you don t know what is round the corner. orahea