Met Police plans 700 frontline job cuts after Palantir contract blocked by deputy mayor
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SA Mathieson
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London's Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley announced plans to cut approximately 700 frontline police posts after the deputy mayor for policing blocked a £50 million software contract with US supplier Palantir. The contract for the Unified Operational Analytics (UOA) system was refused approval on May 20, and Rowley claims the automation savings expected from the deal are now at risk, forcing the force to consider frontline job cuts instead.
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bskyMet Police plans 700 frontline job cuts after Palantir contract blocked by deputy mayortheregister.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledOn May 20, the capital's deputy mayor for policing and crime Kaya Comer-Schwartz refused to approve the MPS's plan to hand its Unified Operational Analytics (UOA) contract, worth up to £50 million over two years, to Palantir.
Commissioner Mark Rowley said automation savings are now 'at risk'
The force already uses Palantir in professional standards investigations into its own officers.
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