The Latest Breaking News from Mark Rowley

London Mayor’s office resolves legal dispute with AI giant Palantir over £50m contract

Sadiq Khan in May blocked a deal commissioning US tech giant Palantir to supply the Metropolitan Police with AI technology to automate analysis in criminal investigations

The Independent UK · Oct 14

Met chief says ‘toxicity’ around DEI will not stop him recruiting more black and Asian officers

Sir Mark Rowley says inclusivity is crucial for the force and he refuses to be ‘blown off course’ by critics

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12

Zack Polanski hit by Green fury after Holborn by-election defeat and Zionism vote debacle

COMMENTARY: Green Party leader Mr Polanski has weeks, if not days, to show he can deliver leadership on highly divisive issues

Evening Standard · Oct 9

Paedophile Who Used AI To Remove Children's Clothes in Photos Was Bailed Near Playground Despite Objections

Convicted paedophile used AI to strip clothes from images of children and was bailed to a flat by a playground despite police warnings, before being jailed.

International Business Times UK · Sep 25

Victims ‘grossly failed’ after sex offender bailed to flat above playground

Zafer Dogan, 32, has been jailed for two years and four months after pleading guilty to multiple offences, including taking over 5,000 images of women and children and using AI software to convert them into sexualised nude images. London ’s Victims’ Commissioner Andrea Simon stated that victims were "grossly failed"…

The Independent UK · Sep 25

Victims ‘grossly failed’ by court bailing paedophile to flat above playground

Zafer Dogan was jailed for two years and four months after he was convicted of taking thousands of pictures of women and girls.

Evening Standard · Sep 25

Paedophile scandal: How family had to flee London to escape sex offender freed to live in flat near playground

‘A victim and their family found themselves living in close proximity to a man who had admitted targeting them,’ says Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley

Evening Standard · Sep 25

Bail should be granted ‘where proportionate’, Government says after criticism

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley took the unusual step of publicly criticising the justice system.

Evening Standard · Sep 24

Justice system letting down victims, says Met chief as paedophile bailed to flat opposite playground

Sir Mark Rowley criticises ‘unfathomable’ decision to bail Zafer Dogan, who created sexualised images of children, to his home overlooking a playground

Evening Standard · Sep 24

Victims being ‘let down’ by justice system, Met Police chief says after paedophile sentenced

Sir Mark Rowley issued a statement outside court after the sentencing of Zafer Dogan

The Independent UK · Sep 24