After David Carrick’s rape case, the police are being asked to urgently check all officers and staff against national police databases to make recruitment procedures more secure, the interior ministry minister said. .
Robert Jenrick told Sky News’ The Take with Sophie Ridge that “a culture has been around for a long time”, especially within the London Metropolitan Police, and that “now it needs to change”.
He said he was “confident” that the recently appointed Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, could “do it well”.
“First of all, we are quickly reviewing our police screening and recruitment procedures,” Jenrik said.
“And we asked a very experienced former judge to do the job for us. And we examine how this culture of misogyny is prevalent.
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper agreed with the need for stricter procedures, telling Sky News that a “proper review of screening and standards” was needed.
CarrickA 48-year-old man who has worked for the Metropolitan Police Department for more than 20 years, One of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders After admitting to dozens of rapes and sex crimes in attacks against 12 women.
The National Police Chiefs’ Conference called on all police forces to review their police officers and find those who were “simply unfit to wear uniforms.”
In a statement today, the Home Office said, “This will help us identify those who slip through the net before screening standards become tougher so we can root out those who are unfit to serve.
“The government will do whatever it takes to root out police misogyny and predatory behavior.”
Home Secretary Suera Braverman described Carrick’s “disgusting crime” as follows: “Police Stain” And he said, “I shouldn’t have been allowed to stay as an officer for long.”
“We are taking immediate steps to ensure that not only are predatory individuals eradicated from the military, but scrutiny and standards are strengthened to prevent them from joining the police force in the first place,” she said. added.
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Ms Braverman also said she supported efforts initiated by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to confiscate Carrick’s public pension, which is reportedly worth £22,000 a year.
The mayor’s office for police and crime said it will file a forfeiture request against Ms. Braverman after Carrick is sentenced next month.
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Rishi Snack met sir mark Since Wednesday, he has promised reforms to ensure that rogue police officers have no “place to hide” after Carrick’s abuse of power.
The prime minister said he had had “constructive” talks with the Met Commissioner and “made it clear to him that the abuses of power we have witnessed this week are absolutely despicable and need to be addressed immediately. I also agreed,” he said.
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London Metropolitan Police apologized after it emerged that Carrick had brought nine previous cases to the attention of officers, including allegations of rape and domestic violence, but said the allegations had criminal sanctions and misconduct. was never accredited.
The Home Office has also launched a review of the police disciplinary system to ensure that police officers “not up to the high standards expected” can be fired.
More than 1,000 Metropolitan Police Department officers and employees previously accused of domestic violence or sexual offenses have their cases reviewed in a process that takes four months.
