MET Police Chief Sir Mark Rowley last night admitted hundreds of officers from his own force should be “thrown out” for criminal and nefarious conduct.
Sir Mark spoke of his “disgrace” after a landmark report released today revealed how police officers got away with breaking the law and keeping their jobs.
reports revealed how 1,800 serving police officers and staff were allowed to continue despite multiple misconduct rapes.
Baroness Casey of Blackstock’s report branded the London Armed Forces’ system of misconduct as racist, misogynistic and unfit for purpose.
It revealed how 1,800 serving police officers and staff were allowed to continue despite multiple misconduct.
Some officers kept their jobs despite allegations of sex crimes, domestic violence, fraud and harassment.
Met boss Sir Mark acknowledged there were “systemic flaws” in the misconduct processes.
Sir Mark said: “There must be hundreds of officers who are behaving disgracefully, undermining our integrity and who need to be thrown out.”
Baroness Casey was asked by former Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick to investigate the Met’s culture and standards following the murder of Sarah Everard by gun officer Wayne Couzens.
Today’s interim report will be followed by a more comprehensive one in January.
It found that “very significant” racial differences meant that black officers were 81 percent more likely to face disciplinary charges than white officers.
It also found that police regulations firing parole officers are 126 percent more likely to be used against black recruits than white ones.
And the report revealed that allegations of sexual misconduct and bias by officers were less likely to result in “a case to be answered” than other types of misconduct.
Baroness Casey said it showed “clear evidence” of misogyny and racism.
Her report highlighted how repeat offenders kept their jobs, including sexual harassment and domestic violence.
A currently on-duty police officer faced 11 counts of misconduct involving abuse, sexual harassment, assault, fraud and showing an explicit picture of oneself.
His case was one of 24 cases in which the same officer was investigated on two or more occasions for allegations of sexual and domestic violence.
However, her previous history of complaints was not taken into account when dealing with the latter allegations.
Baroness Casey said the Met’s wrongdoing system was “not fit for purpose”, adding there had been “systemic failure and injustice”.
Calling for “radical changes,” she continued, “There are some officers who get away with criminal and other behavior.”
She also said there were moments when she wondered “what would constitute gross misconduct.”
Their report showed that “a consistent 55 to 60 percent of allegations of misconduct made by Met officials, employees and their families result in a decision of no case to answer.”
The data showed that since 2013, one-fifth of all disciplined police officers and staff had faced prior complaints.
Of the 1,809 alleged repeat offenders, more than 500 had been involved in up to five counts of misconduct and 41 had six or more rapes.
The report revealed that fewer than 1 percent of those officers were fired.
Baroness Casey said it was a moment for the Met to address the issues identified in its report.
She sent a personal letter to Sir Mark on Friday, saying: “The misconduct system is not delivering in the way you, I, your officers or the public would expect.”
Sir Mark, who became commissioner last month, responded to her apology for the force’s mistakes.
The Home Office announced a review of police firing schemes.
Interior Secretary Suella Braverman said: “Police culture and standards need to be improved.”
THE Met was embroiled in special measures in June for the first time in a series of recent scandals involving its officers.
Wayne Couzens is serving life for the murder of Sarah Everard, 33, last year when he was a PC.
Last December, two PCs were jailed after sharing photos of the bodies of murdered sisters Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry.
Outrage over racist and sexist WhatsApp comments from officers at Charing Cross Police Station prompted former Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick to resign in February.