article_snippet: The current BME figure in the Met is now 12 per cent.
article_snippet: Mayor Johnson today said that the number of BME officers in the Met the Met has increased to 12 per cent.
article_snippet: In an effort to boost BME numbers in the force, the Metropolitan Police is only considering applications from candidates who live within the Greater London area.
article_snippet: the Metropolitan Police has set an ambitious target of recruiting 40 per cent of officers from BME backrounds .
article_snippet: Only 12 per cent of officers serving with the Met are currently from a BME background .
article_snippet: Since this policy has been introduced, 35 per cent of people who have expressed an interest in joining the Met the Met have been from a BME background.
highlights_snippet: the Met Police has set a 40 per cent target of recruiting BME officers .
  
highlights_snippet: Only 12 per cent of Met officers are currently from BME backgrounds .