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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Quarter of police forces missing basic policies on sexual offences, says Sarah Everard report

Sarah Everard
Sarah Everard was murdered by a serving police officer, Wayne Couzens, in March 2021. Photograph: Family Handout/PA Media

A quarter of police forces in England and Wales are yet to implement “basic policies for investigating sexual offences”, an official report has found, with women still being failed despite promises of change after the murder of Sarah Everard four years ago.

The report by Dame Elish Angiolini follows an inquiry set up after Everard was murdered by a serving police officer, Wayne Couzens, in March 2021. She was abducted off a London street while walking home.

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