Earlier this week, charities and public figures spoke out against the Metropolitan police after David Carrick, a serving officer, pleaded guilty to 49 offences including 24 charges of rape.
Recent years have seen the Met police repeatedly mired in disgrace. A serving officer was able to abduct, rape and murder Sarah Everard. The policing of a vigil for Everard also drew criticism, after women were handcuffed on the ground.