Met officers in schools to be checked to see if black children are being targeted

Initiative is part of measures agreed between London's mayor Sadiq Khan and the police force

Police officers in schools are to be monitored to see if they are disproportionately targeting black children. The initiative is part of new measures agreed in negotiations between the Metropolitan police and the London mayor, Sadiq Khan.

Under the plans, the use of powers by so-called safer schools officers in London, such as arrests and stop and searches, will be examined to see if there is racial bias.