
More cases have been referred to the IOPC relating to child strip searches (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)
(Picture: PA Wire)The Metropolitan Police has been placed in special measures after being hit by a series of scandals.
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) announced it had decided to place the force under “additional scrutiny and support” after it was criticised for events including the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving officer and the strip search of a school girl in Hackney.