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The Latest Breaking News on Wayne Couzens

Avon & Somerset Police chief admits concerns after damning national vetting report

But Sarah Crew says the public should be "reassured" because the force's processes are "strong"

Bristol Post

IOPC investigating nine armed police officers accused of ‘racist’ and discriminatory conversations

Officers probed are responsible for guarding nuclear facilities

The Independent UK

IOPC investigating nine officers accused of using discriminatory language

Police watchdog says it has launched two investigations into the Civil Nuclear Constabulary officers

The Guardian - UK

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Police officers get jail terms over WhatsApp group featuring Wayne Couzens

The pair have been granted bail ahead of an appeal for ‘grossly offensive’ messages sent before Couzens killed Sarah Everard.

The Independent UK

Damning UK report slams police for inadequate vetting of officers

London (AFP) - A culture of misogyny and predatory behaviour is "prevalent" in many police forces across England and Wales, and fuelled by lax vetting standards, according to a report published Wednesday after a high-profile murder.

AFP

Jail terms for police officers in WhatsApp group with Wayne Couzens

Both officers, who exchanged offensive messages with Couzens before he killed Sarah Everard, were bailed ahead of an appeal.

The Independent UK

Wayne Couzens' police colleagues who joked about raping female officer and tasering children jailed

Jonathon Cobban, 35, and Joel Borders, 46, were members of a chat called Bottle and Stoppers on the encrypted platform with Couzens, 49

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PM urges change in police culture after vetting failures laid bare

A watchdog has found that hundreds if not thousands of corrupt officers could be serving in forces in England and Wales.

The Independent UK

‘Disgusting’ messages shared by Met Police officers in group chat with Wayne Couzens

The two officers talked about ‘struggle snuggles’ after one described pinning a 15-year-old girl to the floor during an incident

The Independent UK

Police officers jailed for sending sick WhatsApps in group with killer cop Wayne Couzens

Met Police officer Jonathon Cobban, 35, and his ex-colleague PC Joel Borders "joked" about tasering children and people with disabilities in a WhatsApp group that included Sarah Everard's killer Wayne Couzens

Daily Mirror

Metropolitan Police officers sentenced to 12 weeks in prison for offensive messages shared on WhatsApp

A serving Metropolitan Police officer and a former constable have been sentenced to 12 weeks in prison over offensive misogynistic and racist messages shared in a WhatsApp group with killer cop Wayne Couzens.

Evening Standard

Wayne Couzens’ Met Police colleagues sentenced over ‘sickening’ WhatsApp messages

The pair were subsequently bailed by the judge following a High Court appeal into their sentence

The Independent UK

Police refuse to reveal if officers have been sacked over damning report into vetting

The report looking into the recruitment of officers was ordered after the rape, kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard in March 2021 by serving police officer Wayne Couzens.

Daily Mirror

Report reveals scale of police misconduct across England, Wales

Poor vetting leads to abuse, says report, as watchdog cites cases where officers have raped children.

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Daily Mirror

5 police report bombshells - from hiring domestic abusers to 'staring at copper's breasts'

A police watchdog report said it uncovered too many cases where people, including those with criminal records or links to organised crime, should not have been allowed to join the police

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire Police defends recruitment after scathing national report

'Hundreds, if not thousands, of corrupt officers may be serving in England and Wales police forces'

Evening Standard

More than 100 accused Met Police officers are still on duty

Officers under investigation for domestic abuse claims are working as normal

Manchester Evening News

'Thousands' of corrupt officers may be serving in police due to vetting failures, watchdog says

Greater Manchester Police was not scrutinised in the inspection

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Wales Online

'Thousands' of potentially corrupt police officers due to recruitment vetting failings, says watchdog

In an excoriating report, police inspectorate says lax procedures have allowed people with criminal records and links to organised crime to join UK forces

The Independent UK

‘Thousands’ of corrupt and ‘predatory’ officers recruited as police after vetting failures, damning report warns

‘We are close to a tipping point in policing,’ the chief inspector of constabulary warns

The Guardian - UK

Police vetting failures have allowed ‘predatory’ officers to join up, watchdog finds

Inspectorate for England and Wales says potentially thousands officers cleared who should have failed checks

Daily Mirror

Thousands of bent cops on UK streets as watchdog finds culture of sexism and poor vetting

Inspector of constabulary Matt Parr says the number of questionable recruits into the police force over the last several years is "certainly in the hundreds, if not low thousands"

The Independent UK

Vetting failings could mean ‘thousands’ of corrupt officers in police – OLD

The inspection was commissioned after the murder of Sarah Everard by serving officer Wayne Couzens.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Met: too many bad cops

Editorial: If the new commissioner wants to win back public trust, he must keep a promise to remove corrupt and violent officers

The Independent UK

Police can’t tackle violence against women while officers pose threat, warn campaigners

‘The failure to address misconduct point to a disturbing culture of lawlessness and impunity that will alarm every Londoner,’ Mandu Reid says

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