More than 200 officers joined the ranks of the Met Police today . Only 18 per cent were from Black of Minority Ethnic backgrounds . The Met Police has set a 40 per cent target of recruiting BME officers . A spokesman for the Metropolitan police said: 'Policing is about making sure that everyone who walks through our doors can feel safe and supported.
More than 200 officers joined the ranks of the Met Police today . Only 18 per cent were from Black of Minority Ethnic backgrounds . The Met Police has set a 40 per cent target of recruiting BME officers . Only 12 per cent of Met officers are currently from BME backgrounds .