The Metropolitan Police could face further staffing cuts if the impending funding settlement from the Home Office is inadequate, officials have warned.

The force has already identified a £20 million budget gap in 2026-27 that they “intend to bridge through non-workforce efficiencies”. But the Met Police’s Chief Finance Officer has suggested that they may need to look at staffing and recruitment changes if an expected funding uplift from the Home Office does not materialise in the provisional police settlement.

“If the income that we’ve assumed doesn’t come through, then we need to look at where and when we can be more efficient,” Dan Worsley told the London Assembly Budget and Performance Committee. “We’ve done a lot of work on efficiencies and I’m really comfortable that the £20

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