Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime

Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)
Functional body overview
Formed16 January 2012
Preceding functional body
JurisdictionMetropolitan Police District
HeadquartersCity Hall, The Queen's Walk, London, SE1 2AA
Functional body executives
Parent departmentGreater London Authority
Websitewww.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/mayors-office-policing-and-crime-mopac

The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) is a functional body of the Greater London Authority responsible for oversight of the Metropolitan Police. It came into being on 16 January 2012 at midnight,[1] replacing the Metropolitan Police Authority, as envisaged by the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011. The current Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime is Sophie Linden.

  1. ^ "London mayor gains powers over the Metropolitan Police". BBC News. 16 January 2012.