The Met – “a force unable to police itself"
The findings say the Metropolitan Police is failing women and children, that there is institutional racism, sexism and homophobia and the organisation is unable to police itself.
A report into the Metropolitan Police has found severe institutional failings across the organisation that will require radical reform to resolve. The Crossbench Peer, Baroness Louise Casey, was commissioned to review the culture and standards of London’s police service in the wake of the rape, abduction and murder of Sarah Everard by a serving Met officer, and a series of other scandals that have shattered public confidence in the force.
Following a year-long investigation, in her final and full report, Baroness Casey highlights deep and wide shortcomings across the force. It says it's failing women and children. And it concludes there's institutional racism, sexism and homophobia, inside the organisation in terms of how officers and staff are treated - and outside the organisation in terms of how communities are policed.
In response, the Met Commissioner, Mark Rowley says he feels shame and anger at the contents of the report, and that he’s under no illusions about its significance and the need for reform – but he doesn’t accept the label of institutional racism, sexism and homophobia.
For 5 Minutes On, the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Special Correspondent, Lucy Manning, speaks to Baroness Casey about the findings of her review.
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