The Met says it has to scale back its scheme for young people due to resourcing challenges.
Volunteer Police Cadets learn life skills such as team-building and leadership, as well as helping on police operations
It was recently confirmed that parts of the programme would be scrapped and the remaining scheme would be scaled back, which the Met says is necessary due to "resourcing challenges". This will see a ban on overnight activities, camps and international travel, meaning planned trips will be cancelled, the letter says.
Another Met Police cadet, Eloise Collins, 14, told the BBC: "For me, being a cadet means spending time positively taking part in my community, whilst finding my own community in the staff and other cadets.
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