London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak instant chat with Scotland Yard Chief Mark Rowley in the wake of a high-profile rape scandal involving a serving police officer has backed growing calls for immediate police reform,
Sunak said he had a “constructive” conversation with Metropolitan Police Commissioner Rowley and made it clear to him that “the abuse of power we have seen this week is absolutely abhorrent and needs to be addressed immediately.” It has been “significantly strengthened” in recent years and his government is ensuring that every force now undergoes a “top-notch” review – which will be “independently vetted very quickly”.
“All police forces across the country have been told to check all their serving officers and personnel against the national police database and identify any evasions,” Sunak said after meeting Rowley on Wednesday evening. “
His intervention came after David Carrick, a Met police officer for more than 20 years, was found to be one of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders, recently confessing to dozens of rapes and sexual offenses 12 Attacks on women
The UK Home Office released new guidelines for what it defines as “malicious and violent behaviour” from the ranks of the country’s police force.
The UK Home Secretary said, “David Carrick’s appalling crimes are a blot on the police and he should never have been allowed to stay as an officer for so long.” Suella Braverman,
“We are taking immediate steps to ensure that predatory individuals are not only kicked out of the force, but vetted to ensure that they may not have joined the police in the first place And standards are strengthened. Every day thousands of decent, hardworking police officers perform their duties in the utmost professional manner and I am sure they all share my disgust at their blatant betrayal of what they stand for, “He said.
Britain’s National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has confirmed it will ask all police forces to cross-check their officers and staff based on the National Police Database.
The Home Office said this would help identify those who have slipped through the net before vetting standards are tightened and ensure those who are unfit to serve are weeded out.
Braverman has called on the College of Policing to strengthen the statutory code for police vetting, making the obligations all forces must follow legally “rigorous and clear”. This would make a raft of guidance a legal requirement for all police forces.
He has also launched an internal review of police dismissals to ensure the system is effective in removing officers who fall short of the standards expected of them.
Britain’s biggest police force, the Met, has apologized for allowing Carrick to continue working despite nine serious allegations over the years, including rape and domestic violence.
The force has been under intense scrutiny in recent months because of crimes, many of them targeted at women, by some of its officers.
Sunak said he had a “constructive” conversation with Metropolitan Police Commissioner Rowley and made it clear to him that “the abuse of power we have seen this week is absolutely abhorrent and needs to be addressed immediately.” It has been “significantly strengthened” in recent years and his government is ensuring that every force now undergoes a “top-notch” review – which will be “independently vetted very quickly”.
“All police forces across the country have been told to check all their serving officers and personnel against the national police database and identify any evasions,” Sunak said after meeting Rowley on Wednesday evening. “
His intervention came after David Carrick, a Met police officer for more than 20 years, was found to be one of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders, recently confessing to dozens of rapes and sexual offenses 12 Attacks on women
The UK Home Office released new guidelines for what it defines as “malicious and violent behaviour” from the ranks of the country’s police force.
The UK Home Secretary said, “David Carrick’s appalling crimes are a blot on the police and he should never have been allowed to stay as an officer for so long.” Suella Braverman,
“We are taking immediate steps to ensure that predatory individuals are not only kicked out of the force, but vetted to ensure that they may not have joined the police in the first place And standards are strengthened. Every day thousands of decent, hardworking police officers perform their duties in the utmost professional manner and I am sure they all share my disgust at their blatant betrayal of what they stand for, “He said.
Britain’s National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has confirmed it will ask all police forces to cross-check their officers and staff based on the National Police Database.
The Home Office said this would help identify those who have slipped through the net before vetting standards are tightened and ensure those who are unfit to serve are weeded out.
Braverman has called on the College of Policing to strengthen the statutory code for police vetting, making the obligations all forces must follow legally “rigorous and clear”. This would make a raft of guidance a legal requirement for all police forces.
He has also launched an internal review of police dismissals to ensure the system is effective in removing officers who fall short of the standards expected of them.
Britain’s biggest police force, the Met, has apologized for allowing Carrick to continue working despite nine serious allegations over the years, including rape and domestic violence.
The force has been under intense scrutiny in recent months because of crimes, many of them targeted at women, by some of its officers.