Former Met PC ‘missed chance’ to investigate Wayne Couzens Former PC accused of failing to properly investigate two instances of flashing before murder of Sarah Everard The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2023
Officer ‘missed chance to investigate Wayne Couzens’ before Sarah Everard murder Former PC Samantha Lee alleged to have failed to make ‘correct investigative inquiries’ over two incidents The Independent UK · May 15, 2023
Officer missed chance to investigate Wayne Couzens before murder of Sarah Everard, hearing told Former police constable Samantha Lee is said to have failed to make ‘the correct investigative inquiries’ over two incidents Evening Standard · May 15, 2023
Officer missed chance to investigate Wayne Couzens before murder, probe told Former police constable Samantha Lee is said to have failed to make ‘the correct investigative inquiries’ over two incidents. The Independent UK · May 15, 2023
Former Pc faces tribunal over alleged failure to probe Wayne Couzens claims Former Metropolitan Police officer Samantha Lee could be banned from serving with the force again if the allegations are proven. The Independent UK · May 15, 2023
Met Police give Viper gun unit ‘less aggressive’ name Metropolitan Police bosses ‘expressed concern that the association with venomous snakes portrayed the wrong image’ Evening Standard · May 12, 2023
Police recruits with links to domestic abuse and sex offenders ‘still being appointed’ England and Wales watchdog says vetting processes inadequate in 13 cases over two-month period, despite overhaul The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2023
Police still making dreadful recruitment moves, watchdog warns Inspectors uncover new ‘you cannot be serious, you are really letting that person in?’ cases of unsuitable people being recruited to the police Evening Standard · May 11, 2023
Police review treatment of flashing after alarm over Wayne Couzens case Police failed to catch Wayne Couzens for flashing days before he murdered Sarah Everard The Independent UK · May 2, 2023
Police reviewing how it treats indecent exposure after Wayne Couzens scandal College of Policing, covering England and Wales, to examine study which shows 25% of offenders go on to carry out further or more serious crimes The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2023
Ex-Met Police PC who ‘failed to investigate Wayne Couzens flashing’ faces misconduct hearing Samantha Lee is accused of failing to properly investigate Couzens over crimes committed before the murder of Sarah Everard Evening Standard · May 2, 2023
30 years after Stephen Lawrence’s murder, my job as a Black police officer has never been so difficult Successive promises of change on institutional racism have had few results – but I still believe we can create a diverse workplace, says Ruth Honegan, general secretary of the National Black Police Association The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2023
Reports of institutional sexism, racism & homophobia rock Britain's biggest police force An independent investigation commissioned after the kidnapping, rape and murder of British woman Sarah Everard suggests her abuser, Wayne Couzens, was likely just the tip of the iceberg. The "Casey Report" revealed that London's Metropolitan Police is institutionally sexist, racist and homophobic, failing to protect both its own staff and… France 24 · Apr 21, 2023
Casey review: how the Met police needs to accept that it is institutionally racist and deal with failures Louise Casey’s review of the standards of behaviour and internal culture at the Metropolitan police makes for uncomfortable reading. It was commissioned following the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by Wayne Couzens, who was a serving Met officer at the time. The Conversation · Apr 17, 2023
The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023 E-fit released after man performs sex act in front of two women in north London Suspect exposed himself and followed three people in Haringey
Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2023 Emergency hotline plan to protect lone women after Sarah Everard murder is ditched A BT spokesperson said it soon became clear that it does not "make sense" to follow through with the 888 service, which was planned to help vulnerable women walking alone feel safe on the street
The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2023 BT shelves plan for phone line to help women travelling alone Privately-run £50m scheme backed by former home secretary was mooted after 2021 murder of Sarah Everard
Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2023 Nearly 200 cops facing the boot from Met in drive to root out unfit officers Almost 200 serving Metropolitan Police staff previously accused of sex crimes or domestic abuse could face being booted out of the force in new plans revealed by the Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023 Met Police sex offenders unmasked for rapes, paedophilia and assault Britain’s biggest police force has seen several convictions over rape and sexual assault as review of cases continues
Evening Standard · Apr 5, 2023 Four out of five investigations into officers need to be reassessed, says Met Chief Met Police chief urged Londoners to back his bid to root out hundreds of rogue officers who had riddled the force like ‘cancer’
Evening Standard · Apr 5, 2023 Woman’s emergency’888’ number started in wake of Sarah Everard murder scrapped BT says the phone line, which would track women walking home, ‘does not make sense’
Manchester Evening News · Apr 4, 2023 18 notorious criminals jailed in the UK in March Some of the biggest court cases to conclude in the UK last month
The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2023 Wayne Couzens should be stripped of police pension, London mayor says Mayor warns that Sarah Everard’s killer is still eligible for pension from his time with armed force protecting nuclear sites
Evening Standard · Mar 31, 2023 Met Police bans social media on smartphones of serving officers The Met Police, which has more than 30,000 officers, has blocked mobile-phone access to TikTok and most other social-media apps
Evening Standard · Mar 29, 2023 Baroness Casey warns of ‘tragedy’ for victims and London if Met fails to reform Sir Mark Rowley has rejected an offer to check yearly on progress in implementing change at under fire force