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OPINION - The Standard View: The Metropolitan Police is still failing – change must come quicker

It is two and a half years since the excoriating Baroness Casey review into the Metropolitan Police, which labelled the force institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic. Yet, despite the passage of time and institutional imperative to change, the Met is currently failing in nearly all its responsibilities, according to the…

Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2024

Met Police failing to manage sex offenders after scandals including Sarah Everard murder, report finds

Inspectors found one high-risk sex offender had not been checked on since 2017 and the force took no further action in six in 10 indecent imagery investigations

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2024

Met Police failing in all work areas bar one, says inspectorate in fresh blow to Scotland Yard

His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Service graded the Met's performance across eight areas of policing and found the force was adequate in one area

Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2024

Met officer in Wayne Couzens’ police unit ‘looked for who he could grope in training exercise’

PC Terrence Ellis - nicknamed ‘Type Two Terry’ - dismissed for ‘disgusting’ abusive and sexist comments

Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2024

Manhunt for masked serial sex attacker on Lime bike near Brent Cross station

The man targeted four women and allegedly dragged one into an alleyway

Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2024

UK Riots 2024: Insurance Information Businesses And Homeowners Affected By Protests And Looters Need To Know

Earlier this week, the Metropolitan Police in London was forced to send 200 riot officers to reinforce the Greater Manchester forces.

International Business Times UK · Aug 9, 2024

Man who kicked Met officer during Whitehall disorder jailed for 10 months

As of Friday, 21 people have been charged as a result of disorder in Whitehall

Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2024

Final child injured in Southport attack discharged from hospital, as family criticise riots – as it happened

In a statement released by police, the family said: ‘We were deeply saddened by the recent disorder and the attacks on our police force’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2024

Starmer creates ‘standing army’ of specialist police officers to crush far-right thugs

The prime minister wants rioters named and shamed as he ratchets up measures to crush far-right thugs

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2024

Almost half of reported London phone thefts 'screened out' by police

Former Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall accused Sadiq Khan of failing to make phone theft a ‘priority’ for police

Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2024