Met Police misconduct settlements double in past year Politics The Metropolitan Police has paid out £7.6m to settle misconduct claims in the past year, over double the 2022-23 total, as the force looks to resolve hundreds of claims involving instances of wrongdoing by officers.
Met Police missed multiple opportunities to stop Sarah Everard’s killer, review finds Crime The Met Police missed multiple opportunities to stop Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens, a new report into the force’s failings has found.
Metropolitan Police did breach rights of organisers of Sarah Everard vigil, High Court rules Ruling The Metropolitan Police breached the rights of organisers of a vigil for Sarah Everard with its handling of the planned event, High Court judges ruled this morning. Reclaim These Streets (RTS) proposed a socially-distanced vigil for the 33-year-old, who was murdered by former Met officer Wayne Couzens, near to where she went missing in Clapham, [...]
Met in Priti Patel’s sights after Everard murder October 11, 2021 THE Home Office is reportedly ready to take on a major reform of the Metropolitan Police. Tensions between the Home Secretary Priti Patel and Met commissioner Cressida Dick have continued in the aftermath of the sentencing of PC Wayne Couzens – who raped and murdered 33 year old Sarah Everard whilst a serving officer – [...]