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The Latest Breaking News from David Carrick

Thousands of police officers not properly vetted ‘putting women’s safety at risk’

Exclusive: Gaps are ‘jeopardising safety and undermining trust’, former victims’ commissioner says

The Independent UK

Can victims of crime hope for justice from a crumbling system?

As every police force in England and Wales begins reviewing abuse allegations against its officers, the underfunded legal system is already buckling under a vast backlog

The Guardian - UK

Police Scotland has 25 officers suspended over sexual misconduct allegations

Three complaints of rape and 18 of sexual assault by serving officers and police staff have also been made in just six months of last year.

Daily Record

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‘Rotten to the core’: five women on their changing views of the Met police

Abhorrence and the need for radical reform feature strongly in light of the David Carrick scandal

The Guardian - UK

David Carrick ‘took picture of sex attack victim to No10 and sent her images of police firearms’

The victim says she was whipped and forced into the cramped, dark space under David Carrick’s stairs

Evening Standard

David Carrick: Victim reveals how she was raped, whipped and locked naked in cupboard by police officer

PC David Carrick committed 49 offences across his two decades of service, making him one of the worst sex offenders in modern history

The Independent UK

Police investigating rape claims in England believe victim-blaming myths, study finds

Research reveals attitudes that could be contributing to the 1.6% charge rate in rape cases

The Guardian - UK

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Met Police chief promises to ‘root out’ corrupt officers in two-year plan

Sir Mark Rowley published the plan on Friday, which included assurances such as investing in diversity to become an ‘anti-racist’ organisation.

The Independent UK

‘I can turn around crisis-hit Met Police in two years with nine-point plan’, claims top cop Sir Mark Rowley

Sir Mark pledged stronger neighbourhood policing and an uplift of 1,600 PCSOs

Evening Standard

What to do with a Met police that harbours rapists and murderers? Scrap it and start again

Violence against women is a threat more lethal than terrorism and our biggest force bears great responsibility, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Domestic abuse charity dumps rotten apples outside Scotland Yard in protest

Ruth Davison, the Refuge charity’s chief executive, said the Metropolitan Police’s issues went deeper than just ‘one bad apple’.

The Independent UK

Police chiefs told to check all officers by end of March after Carrick case

It comes after the Metropolitan Police officer admitted 49 criminal charges, including 24 counts of rape.

The Independent UK

More than 1,000 ‘rotting apples’ dumped outside Scotland Yard in Met Police ‘misogyny’ protest

Protest comes after conviction of Met Police officer David Carrick for a litany of sex offences against women

Evening Standard

As a police officer, I was asked to undermine an alleged rape victim – I wish I could say it was a one-off

Even the day after news of David Carrick’s crimes broke, this was business as usual, says a serving police officer

The Guardian - UK

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Keir Starmer suggests Met explore changing name in ‘root and branch’ review

Labour leader likens scale of change needed to policing reforms in Northern Ireland after Good Friday agreement

The Independent UK

Police need to ‘close the gaps’ that let officers commit crimes without forces finding out, chief says

‘I could be arrested and nobody but me would know I am the police,’ chief constable warns

Evening Standard

Met Police may need name change in ‘root and branch’ review following Carrick case, says Keir Starmer

The Labour leader called for a ‘root and branch’ review of the force in the wake of a series of scandals.

The Independent UK

More calls made to police in wake of David Carrick case

Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick admitted being a serial rapist.

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Evening Standard

Labour calls for all police officers accused of rape or domestic abuse to be suspended

David Carrick pleaded guilty to 49 charges, covering 80 offences including 48 rapes

The Independent UK

Police receive fresh complaints over serial rapist Met officer David Carrick

Information received through dedicated portal asking for any other victims of sexual violence to come forward

The Independent UK

Police legitimacy ‘hanging by a thread’ after Carrick rape case, say chiefs

Chief constables Lucy D’Orsi, Lee Freeman and Iain Livingstone have spoken out after serving officer Carrick’s 18-year campaign of abuse was revealed.

The Guardian - UK

David Carrick and the crisis of trust in British policing

The conviction this week of one of Britain’s worst sex offenders in recent history was accompanied by a staggering revelation: he was a serving police officer. Emine Sinmaz and Vikram Dodd report

The Guardian - UK

Labour would suspend any police officers accused of rape, party says

New policy after Carrick scandal would bring police in line with teachers under future Labour government

Evening Standard

Sunak orders Met chief Rowley to rid force of all ‘despicable’ officers like David Carrick

The Prime Minister said rogue police officers should have “no place to hide”

Evening Standard

Senior Met officer Richard Watkinson accused of having a secret room full of child porn found dead at home

The material found on his phone and computers is said to have been Category A and B – the two most serious bands - which feature children being sexually abused

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