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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Townsend Home Affairs editor

‘Sack sexist and racist officers’ Met police report rules

Metropolitan police officers on duty in a London park.
Metropolitan police officers on duty in a London park. Photograph: Paul Doyle/Alamy

The Metropolitan police must take a “zero-tolerance” approach to misogyny and racism and enable offending officers to be sacked more easily, a report into culture and standards at Britain’s biggest police force will say on Monday.

The long-awaited report by Louise Casey into how Scotland Yard deals with officers accused of sexual misconduct and domestic abuse has uncovered systemic failings that have allowed too many “abhorrent” individuals to remain on the frontline.

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