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Hundreds of police face sack as part of clean-up - UK top officer

Hundreds of officers in London are likely be sacked for sexual and domestic abuse offences, Britain's most senior policeman said on Tuesday as he sought to regain public trust after an officer admitted being a serial rapist.

Reuters

ITV Good Morning Britain viewers left frustrated as they spot Susanna Reid's habit during interview with the Met Police Commissioner

She was again joined by co-host Ed Balls on the ITV news programme

Manchester Evening News

David Carrick conviction: ‘How can women in London ever trust the police now?’

An ingrained culture of misogyny, ignoring victims and refusing to hold its officers to account has led to this point. Will women ever be able to put their faith in the Met again, asks Claire Cohen

Evening Standard

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Ex-victims’ commissioner hits out at ‘evil’ in Met amid David Carrick fallout

Vera Baird questions police force’s commitment to culture change after elite officer revealed as serial rapist

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of Met officers accused of violence against women have cases reviewed

The action is being taken in the wake of the case of David Carrick, who has been unmasked as one of Britain’s worst sex offenders.

The Independent UK

Met chief ‘can’t promise women reporting sexual offence will not meet officer accused of wrongdoing’

More than 1,000 Metropolitan Police officers and staff remain in service despite being accused of sexual offences or domestic abuse

The Independent UK

Home Secretary tells Met chief he must ‘root out rapists’ in police force

EXCLUSIVE: Suella Braverman told the Standard that ‘real change is needed now’ in the Met to stop offenders like Carrick ‘slipping through the net’

Evening Standard

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Tuesday briefing: Two decades of failure on PC David Carrick, ‘one of history’s worst sex offenders’

In today’s newsletter: This week, Carrick has admitted to 85 offences against 12 women in 20 years as a Met police officer. How was able to get away with it?

The Guardian - UK

What the papers say – January 17

The newspapers focus on the failures of the Metropolitan Police after an officer was revealed to be a serial rapist.

The Independent UK

'Those paid to uphold law must find foolproof system to avoid recruiting villains'

Carrick joins Wayne Couzens, the Met officer who kidnapped, raped and then murdered Sarah Everard as she walked home in London, as one of the worst criminals in the history of the force

Daily Mirror

Mum of police officer rapist David Carrick reported him as a teen after serious allegation

David Carrick pleaded guilty to 49 offences including 24 counts of rape on eight women, false imprisonment, controlling and coercive behaviour and sexual assault.

Daily Record

Met Police chief admits force ‘failed’ with rapist officer with 800 officers and staff under review

David Carrick’s offences took place between 2003 and 2020, throughout most of his career with the Metropolitan Police

Evening Standard

Met boss apologises for ‘horrific’ failures as officer revealed as serial rapist

Pc David Carrick attacked at least a dozen women over an 18-year period throughout his career with the Met.

The Independent UK

Shame of the Met: Demand for answers from police force as officer revealed as one of UK’s worst serial rapists

‘We have failed,’ commissioner admits after decades of missed opportunities to stop predator

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Carrick conviction shows Met police’s ‘deeply rotten misogynistic culture’

Campaigner says fact that former officer got away with ‘horrific crimes’ for so long is terrifying

The Independent UK

Change needed in policing culture in wake of Carrick case, says Home Secretary

Downing Street said police forces must “root out” any such officers, while acknowledging that public trust has been damaged by the case.

The Guardian - UK

David Carrick: timeline of key events in life of serial rapist

Police officer committed more than 71 serious sexual offences over two decades

The Guardian - UK

The Met could have stopped police rapist David Carrick – how can it have failed yet again?

During Carrick’s 20 years of service, chances to investigate him were repeatedly missed. Instead, he was promoted, asks former chief constable Sue Fish

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Evening Standard

The Leader Podcast: serial rapist David Carrick rocks trust in Met Police

PC David Carrick has been revealed as one of Britain’s worst serial sex offenders.

Evening Standard

Suella Braverman urged to launch full inquiry into David Carrick rape case

Baroness Casey, who is reviewing the culture of the Metropolitan Police, has called for an inquiry and offered to lead it

Evening Standard

Appalling and abhorrent: can the Met ever recover from David Carrick?

Appalling, abhorrent, devastating and sickening are some of descriptions applied to the crimes of the serial rapist and Met officer David Carrick whose conviction for 49 offences including 24 rapes has made him one of the country’s worst ever sex offenders.

The Independent UK

Met Police apology in full for failings over David Carrick’s two decades of sexual offending

Carrick pleaded guilty to 49 offences on Monday

The Independent UK

Braverman urged to launch full inquiry into Carrick case

Baroness Casey, who is reviewing the culture of the Metropolitan Police, has called for an inquiry and offered to lead it.

Al Jazeera

Years after alarm was raised, UK police officer admits rape

David Carrick admits to dozens of sexual offences over 18 years while in London’s Metropolitan Police.

The Independent UK

David Carrick: 1,000 serving Met Police officers and staff accused of domestic abuse and sex offences

Review sparked by prosecution of serial rapist David Carrick who remained in force after multiple allegations

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