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Met Police Report Reveals Hundreds of Withdrawn Rape Allegations

Met Police Report Reveals Hundreds of Withdrawn Rape Allegations

A report withheld by the Metropolitan Police for more than three years has revealed that hundreds of rape and sexual assault allegations were withdrawn by victims, highlighting serious failings in the force’s handling of cases. The disclosure follows a long legal battle by The Times, which forced Scotland Yard to release the 2022 “problem profile” […]

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Met Police Vetting Failures Allowed Rogue Officers to Join Force

Met Police Vetting Failures Allowed Rogue Officers to Join Force

A review has revealed that the Metropolitan Police’s vetting processes were seriously compromised between 2013 and 2023, allowing officers and staff who later committed serious crimes including rapes, assaults, and drug offences to join the force. The vetting panel, introduced in 2019 to address disproportionate refusals of applicants from ethnic minority and under-represented groups, overturned

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