Municipal Diversity Plan for Appointments to the London Police Service Board Policy

Policy Name: Municipal Diversity Plan for Appointments to the London Police Service Board Policy

Legislative History: Enacted May 13, 2025 (By-law No. CPOL.-411-125)

Last Review Date: May 13, 2025

1. Policy Statement 

In accordance with the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019, City Council will consider the following when making appointments or re-appointments to the London Police Service Board:

• the need to ensure that the London Police Service Board is representative of London, having regard for the diversity of the population in the area; and
• this Municipal Diversity Plan.

Specific actions pertaining to the appointment of public members and Members of Council to the London Police Service Board are outlined below. 

2. Applicability 

This Plan applies to members of the public and Members of Council who are appointed to the London Police Service Board. 

3. The Policy

The City of London is committed to recruiting and selecting members to the London Police Service Board that reflect the diversity of the community. This includes efforts to remove barriers to the recruitment, selection and retention of members of systemically disadvantaged groups, including women, young adults (ages 18 to 30), Indigenous people, people with disabilities, racialized people, newcomers and immigrants, people with diverse sexual orientation, gender diverse and trans people. This also means fair representation of all geographic areas of London. 

Civic Administration conducts widespread outreach to the public about vacancies on the London Police Service Board, as well as targeted outreach to promote diversity in appointments.

The Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Framework and Equity Tool is applied to recruitment and public engagement endeavours relating to appointments to the London Police Service Board. Civic Administration also offers training to Council Members prior to candidate interviews that covers unconscious bias and the foundations of anti-racism and anti-oppression.

The City will continue to work on reducing barriers to appointment for underrepresented groups. This includes actions taken as part of the City's Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Framework. City Council may amend the Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Framework or adopt new equity initiatives, which Civic Administration will apply to the appointments process. 

City Council appoints Members of Council to the London Police Service Board on the recommendation of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee.  This Plan will be distributed to Members of Council for consideration in any process to appoint or reappoint a Member of Council or public member to the London Police Service Board.

This Plan will be published on the Internet in accordance with the regulations made under the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019, if any.

4. Plan Review and Reports 

In accordance with the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019, the City will publish reports on the implementation of this Plan in accordance with any regulations. 

This Plan will be reviewed in accordance with the Policy for the Establishment and Maintenance of Council Policies.