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London Fire Brigade has made 'significant improvements' since 2022 when it was placed in special measures

The fire inspectorate highlighted the brigade’s ‘significant’ role in counterterrorism

Evening Standard

London Fire Brigade makes ‘significant improvements’ since 2022

The fire inspectorate highlighted the brigade’s ‘significant’ role in counterterrorism.

The Independent UK

Met Police’s handling of 999 calls no longer ‘serious concern’ - watchdog

Inspector of Constabulary Lee Freeman praised efforts to protect vulnerable Londoners on Wednesday

Evening Standard

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Inspection finds Met police failing or inadequate in key crime fighting areas

‘Devastating’ report says there are ‘serious concerns’ about London force’s management of dangerous offenders

The Guardian - UK

Met officers dissuaded children from making sexual abuse claims, report finds

Other failures listed in damning official report include blaming children for ‘making poor choices’

The Guardian - UK

Met police failing children at risk and victim blaming, says damning report

Inspectorate demands emergency changes as Scotland Yard accepts its child protection services are in chaos

The Guardian - UK

Metropolitan Police leaving vulnerable children at risk, inspectorate warns

Watchdog urges the force to make ‘urgent improvements’ to its handling of child protection

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OPINION - The Met is right to call the Government’s bluff on mental health funding

Police in Britain have a wide remit — they are relationship counsellors, playground attendants, debt advisers, dispute invigilators and speaking clocks, called to resolve anything from a flooded street to a neighbour playing music late at night.

Evening Standard

How Humberside police’s pioneering policy on mental health calls paid off

The force is attending fewer incidents and has the best arrest rates in the country – and now the Met is copying its approach

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: The Met police is taking a step back from mental health crisis care – but who steps in?

In today’s newsletter: From September the force will stop attending to non-urgent mental health care calls – but should they? And who else steps in if they don’t?

The Guardian - UK

Police legitimacy ‘hanging by a thread’ after Carrick rape case, say chiefs

Chief constables Lucy D’Orsi, Lee Freeman and Iain Livingstone have spoken out after serving officer Carrick’s 18-year campaign of abuse was revealed.

The Independent UK

Humberside police judged ‘outstanding’ five years after being ranked as failing

Chief constable freed up officers’ time by cutting the amount of mental health work done by police

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