INCLUSIVITY
ROMANIAN PRIDE IN THE FORCE
2023 promises to be a busy and productive year for the Met Police Romanian Association, with a range of exciting events and projects in the pipeline
the Romanian community in London were addressed; and raising awareness of the different careers the Met has to offer to London’s Romanian community. Through some dedicated committee members, the MPRA was actively involved in the National Inclusion Week In previous years, the MPRA has visited
Romanian schools in London with a view to encourage young people to interact with the police and consider becoming cadets or pursuing future careers with the Met. This will help ensure the Romanian community has better representation within the force, especially important when you consider the Romanian language is now the third most spoken language in the UK.
Of course, Brexit has had an impact on MPRA members so, in partnership with the Met Police Polish Association, it was agreed with the Met to set up a loan fund to aid non-British officers and staff apply for British citizenship.
As the largest force in the country that serves the most varied and diverse communities, the Metropolitan Police has a number of affiliated Staff Support Associations (SSA) that unite and support people from a wide range of backgrounds. One such association is the Met Police Romanian Association (MPRA). Now entering its fourth
the Met serves. The MPRA extends its duties and responsibilities to its members; to ensure their welfare and development and
“Their vision is for the MPRA to help support Romanian colleagues, while building closer, stronger relationships with all communities the Met serves”
year, the MPRA was founded in 2019 by a small group of passionate, dedicated officers who were keen to provide a support structure to colleagues with Romanian heritage. The project to create the support association was spearheaded by PC Cristian Dumitru and PC Adrian Anghelina. Their vision was that the MPRA would help support Romanian colleagues, and represent the views of its members and the wider Romanian communities in London, while assisting in building closer, stronger relationships with all communities
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maintain a continued representation and cultural awareness. The key to success is the continual broadening of members’ policing knowledge, raising awareness of career pathways across the Met, and providing information and guidance to the Romanian community. Last year’s events had varied aims – these included working with the International Crime Co-ordination Centre to bring Met units in to speak to members and present the work they do; organising and taking part in community engagement initiatives where current issues concerning
Plans for 2023 include an insight and awareness day with a focus on modern slavery and human trafficking and, in March, an event to explain why International Women’s Day is so important to Romanians. Other plans for this year include wellbeing hikes as part of a wider project to promote a healthy work/life balance. However, the biggest project by far for 2023 is to establish a National Romanian Law Enforcement Staff Association, for which the MPRA hopes to complete the groundwork with help from colleagues and senior leaders of Romanian heritage, while continuing to offer day-to- day support to its members.
Those interested in joining can
email the MPRA at MPRA-Mailbox@met.
police.uk or contact through Twitter @met_MPRA.
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