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I reported a man for walking into my changing room, and he was convicted: it’s proof that women need to report ‘the small things’

FIRST PERSON: Olivia Petter was made to feel as if an incident with a stranger in a clothing shop’s dressing room was something she was supposed to simply brush off. But several bureaucratic roadblocks and a police investigation later, she finally felt vindicated

The Independent UK

It shouldn’t take undercover journalists to expose policing’s sexist and racist culture

As a researcher of police occupational culture, I was horrified, but not at all surprised by the recent Panorama programme in which an undercover reporter exposed sexism, racism and general thuggishness among some Metropolitan Police officers.

The Conversation

Met Police launches review over fears 300 recruits were not properly vetted

Hundreds of Met Police recruits who joined force between 2016 and 2023 may not have been properly vetted, according to reports

The Independent UK

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Met police investigate possible vetting errors over 300 recruits

Exclusive: Force examining whether hundreds of recruits had substandard or no checks before being allowed to join

The Guardian - UK

Five Met Police detectives arrested over ‘plot to bury Christmas party sex assault’

Suspects’ homes and the stations where they worked were raided last week Tuesday, watchdog confirms

Evening Standard

Anger at 155 London police officers suspended from duty costing £7million a year

John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, called for urgent reform of ‘broken system’

Evening Standard

Sarah Everard killer Wayne Couzens has £17,000 back operation funded by taxpayer

Couzens was said to be 'reluctant' to leave the jail’s hospital for fear of being attacked

Evening Standard

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Serving police officers urged to have say in Everard inquiry

The Angiolini Inquiry has launched a workforce survey for those serving across police forces in England and Wales one year after its first report.

The Independent UK

Ex-Met chief’s anti-corruption unit tried to discredit woman groomed by officer in Wayne Couzens squad

PC Philip Hunter retired and worked as a London black cab driver

Evening Standard

Neil Basu on racism, riots and quitting the Met: ‘When policing is bad, it’s the worst’

He was the most senior Asian officer in British policing, tipped for the top job of Met commissioner. But then came Black Lives Matter and the murder of Sarah Everard – and he couldn’t stay silent any more

The Guardian - UK

Sarah Everard’s parents join calls for tougher sentencing for violent criminals

Jeremy and Susan Everard said ‘it is important that sentences should truly reflect the seriousness of the crime’.

The Independent UK

Whole life orders: The prisoners who will die in jail

More than 60 criminals are serving a whole-life order, four of whom are being held in secure hospitals.

The Independent UK

Met publishes stop and search 'charter' explaining how tactic is used

Campaigners have said the measures unfairly target ethnic minorities such as young black men

Evening Standard

Met Police hired more than 1,000 officers without checking references

Sources have told the Sunday Times that the Met Police did not properly check references and many were never chased up once a recruit joined the force

Evening Standard

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Rogue English cops 'putting stress' on Police Scotland's public perception

Police in Scotland are being placed under “stress”, and public perception of them is changing due to officers in England such as the killer…

Evening Standard

Who is Lino Di Maria? The Met police officer at the centre of the High Court vetting case

Sgt Di Maria’s past history of sexual allegations meant he couldn’t continue in role, say force

Evening Standard

OPINION - High Court decision on sacking 'rogue' Met officers places force in a ludicrous position

Commissioner now needs strong backing from the government to continue the mission of banishing officers who simply should not be in the job

The Independent UK

Policing in a ‘hopeless position’, Met chief warns after court rules officers cannot be sacked through vetting

Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said it is ‘absolutely absurd that we cannot lawfully sack’ officers subject to serious allegations

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Evening Standard

Met Police ‘predators’ could return as force loses vetting case brought by ‘rapist’ officer

Home Office ‘acting rapidly’ to bring in new rules to help dismiss officers as Sir Mark Rowley warns it is ‘possible’ sacked officers could return to the force

Evening Standard

Female Met Police staff at war with federation over legal battle to get ‘rape’ officer back in uniform

In an open letter, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is told Sergeant Lino Di Maria must be sacked

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif's father moved to infamous 'Monster Mansion' prison alongside other notorious killers

Urfan Sharif has reportedly been transferred to HMP Frankland joining the likes of Wayne Couzens and Levi Bellfield

The Independent UK

Why wasn’t Southport killer Axel Rudakubana given a whole-life order?

Rudakubana, 18, murdered three girls aged between six and nine in a frenzied knife attack in Southport last year

Evening Standard

Metropolitan Police taken out of special measures after two-year overhaul to fix ‘broken’ force

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley vows: ‘We are on the right path to deliver on our promise to Londoners.’

The Guardian - UK

Metropolitan police out of special measures after ‘good progress’

London mayor hails performance and culture reforms but inspectorate warns there is still significant work to be done

The Independent UK

Sacked rogue officers could be reinstated and owed backpay if Met Police loses legal challenge, chief warns

Officers facing allegations of domestic abuse and sex attacks could be allowed to return to the Met if the force loses a legal battle over vetting

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