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Met Police strip-searched 650 children in two years, figures show
The Metropolitan Police’s record on child protection has been denounced by the children’s commissioner for England after she revealed the force strip searched 650 children over a period of two years.
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Met Police investigated over two child strip searches
The police watchdog has said it is investigating two more cases where children were strip-searched by Metropolitan Police officers.
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Met Police officers allegedly joked about sexual assault in group chat with Wayne Couzens
Three Metropolitan Police officers alledgedly exchanged vile messages that joked about sexually assaulting domestic violence victims and described them as “women that don’t listen” a trial heard today.
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Sir Mark Rowley named Met Police commissioner
He faces the challenge of turning around a police force which has become mired in crisis – former counter terrorism chief Sir Mark Rowley is to become the new commissioner of the Metropolitan Police – less than two weeks after the force was put into special measures.
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What’s needed to reform the Met Police?
Watchdogs have highlighted a series of failings by Britain’s biggest police force which they say have damaged public confidence in the force, revealing they have had “substantial and persistent concerns” about the Met Police for “a considerable time”.
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Met Police to be reinvestigated over Stephen Port murders
The police watchdog is to reinvestigate the Metropolitan Police over their handling of the murders of four young men in East London by serial killer Stephen Port.
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Met Police officer accused of 21 counts of rape to face trial
A Metropolitan Police officer who has been accused of 44 offences, including 21 counts of rape, will face trial in February next year.
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No more Partygate fines for the prime minister, says Met Police
The Metropolitan Police has closed its investigation into lawbreaking in Downing Street and Whitehall during the Covid lockdowns.
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Met Police says over 100 fines now issued for ‘Partygate’ lockdown breaches
Government ministers arriving in Stoke for the Cabinet meeting had to fend off more questions about lockdown breaches in Downing Street and Whitehall after the Met Police announced they have now issued more than 100 fines. That’s 50 more Fixed Penalty Notices over the last month. Most are thought to focus on the alleged party…
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Partygate: Met Police issue fines for Downing Street lockdown parties
Twelve parties. Twenty fines. No names yet revealed.
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‘Root and branch reform is needed’, says author of report into Met Police
Cathy speaks to the author of the report from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Matt Parr.
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Inspectors say the Met Police’s procedures for rooting out corruption are “fundamentally flawed”
“Not fit for purpose.” That’s the damning indictment of Scotland Yard’s approach to tackling corruption within its ranks.
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Met Police breached rights of Sarah Everard vigil organisers, court rules
Women’s rights campaigners have won a High Court victory over the Metropolitan Police, which threatened them with huge fines if they organised a demonstration during lockdown in memory of murdered Sarah Everard.
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Is there something rotten in the Met Police?
Today, Simon Israel, our former Senior Home Affairs correspondent, looks back at the tenure of Dame Cressida Dick and the long journey to change the culture in the Met Police.
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Met Police officers charged over messages in Wayne Couzens WhatsApp group
It’s been another day of shame for the Metropolitan Police force. Two serving and one former police officer have been charged with sending “grossly offensive” messages on WhatsApp.