Baroness Casey

“Baroness Casey's shocking report throws into question the very existence of the Met Police in its current form. The new leadership is certainly saying all the ...

The Metropolitan Police is institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic, a review into Britain's biggest force finds. Sky News looks at some of the ...

The report said a tactic was taught to some officers to indicate when a WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram group had become "compromised". A rape victim was told that she "should and could have done more" to protect herself. You get victim blaming, looking at a situation and not believing [them]." "I don't trust my own organisation. I had a black eye, a split lip." The Metropolitan Police is institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic, a review into Britain's biggest force finds. The senior officer allegedly called the white woman a "n***** lover", a "slag", and a "dirty woman", the report said. The review said that "overt racism" in the Met Police was not "a thing of the past". An openly gay officer was the target of a "sustained campaign of homophobia from inside the Met", the review said. The review said it met a policewoman who was a "victim of domestic and sexual abuse", allegedly at the hands of a fellow Met officer. She said she reported the male officer to her sergeant but "nothing was done", according to the report. Officer G also said she had "lost count" of the number of times she had asked a colleague where the necessary evidence was before being told that it had been lost.

“The evidence is damning. Baroness Casey has found institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia, which I accept. She has described the Met as defensive, ...

The review, launched following the murder of Sarah Everard two years ago by serving police officer Wayne Couzens, has found that the force is rife with ' ...

Firearm officers used the term ‘Landslide’ to warn others in a compromised social media group – the same code word used if an officer finds an explosive that looks like it will detonate. Casey reported that ‘perception and optics’ in the Met is prioritised over responding effectively to problems, with good leadership substituted for spin. Broken fridges and freezers were used to store rape kits; a lunchbox was found in the same fridge as rape samples, contaminating evidence. One officer said the detection rate – the proportion of cases where a suspect has been identified – for rape is so low that it has basically been legalised in London. Baroness Casey was appointed by the Met to lead an independent probe of its culture and standards of behaviour. The review was commissioned in the aftermath of the rape, kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard by serving Met PC Wayne Couzens in March 2021.

Baroness Casey found intimate from countless rape probes, including swabs, blood, urine and underwear, has been destroyed because of broken fridges and freezers ...

And I know that's a terrible thing to say, but that's the biggest thing that they have to change. I was just asking which team needed to deal with it.' Many officers are desperate to close cases with NFA – 'no further action'. Asked if she has confidence the force would treat it properly, she said: 'No, I don't have full confidence that they would treat it properly. Overall, the Met's record around rape is so poor the crime is effectively 'legal' in London, one officer said. You get victim-blaming, looking at a situation and not believing them.'

Baroness Casey, who sits in Britain's upper house of parliament, released the 363-page dossier which revealed that the Met Police is 'failing women and ...

Who is Baroness Casey? Recently, the Baroness was asked to review the circumstances and prepare a report on the circumstances surrounding the Euro 2020 final fiasco. Her independent review of the force was commissioned following the murder of

The report was commissioned in the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard – who was killed by Met cop Wayne Couzens after she was abducted near Clapham Common. It ...

If it only leads to pillory and blame of the exceptional majority of officers then only criminals will benefit. But clearly much more needs to be done, and fast.” Baroness Casey has found institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia, which I accept. “The evidence is damning. Communities in Lambeth have experienced the Met’s failures, from the horrifying murder of Ms Everard to the shooting of Chris Kaba and death in custody of Ian Taylor. Councillor Claire Holland said: “This report is shameful, detailing appalling breaches of trust and the failure of the Met to properly protect Londoners.

Baroness Louise Casey is an experienced figure in social welfare, having worked under five prime ministers. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 20: Baroness Louise ...

“The Met has not protected its female employees or members of the public from police perpetrators of domestic abuse, nor those who abuse their position for sexual purposes. In 2020, she was given a life peerage as a crossbench peer. The report concludes that there are “systemic and fundamental problems in how the Met is run” and the problem with the force is not its size but “inadequate management”. There are racist officers and staff and a “deep-seated homophobia” exists in the organisation, the report says. [Sarah Everard](https://inews.co.uk/topic/sarah-everard?ico=in-line_link) in March 2021 by a serving Met officer, Baroness Casey was asked to independently investigate the standards of behaviour and [internal culture of the Met](https://inews.co.uk/news/met-police-officer-women-porn-2219334?ico=in-line_link). [ damning review ](https://inews.co.uk/news/casey-report-met-police-racist-sexist-homophobic-predators-review-2221483?ico=in-line_link)by [Baroness Louise Casey ](https://inews.co.uk/news/what-casey-review-findings-met-police-report-explained-who-baroness-casey-is-2222523?ico=in-line_link)has found that the [Metropolitan Police Service is institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic](https://inews.co.uk/news/casey-report-met-police-racist-sexist-homophobic-predators-review-2221483?ico=in-line_link).

The 360-page report revealed a force riven with 'racism, sexism and homophobia'

“If a woman is left raped and in a coma she is dealt with by phenomenally hard-working but dilapidated public protection teams,” she said. However, he faced further criticism for refusing to accept that the force was “institutionally” racist, sexist or homophobic. After a couple of years there should be a significant scale of change that people are starting to recognise.” London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the report was “incredibly sad and one of the darkest days in the “I was spending a lot of my time wrestling with Isis [Islamic State] and terrorism,” Sir Mark told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. [London](/topic/london) deserves a better Met,” [Baroness Casey said in an article for the Evening Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/baroness-casey-met-police-give-london-needs-b1068834.html).

The damning report is vast in scope, highlighting a wide range of significant and serious failures within the Metropolitan Police.

The Met should also aim to specialise its domestic abuse service to create more victim-centred approaches and to work more closely and in a more integrated way with non-police specialist domestic abuse services. Women and girls deserve to see change, deserve to feel safe, and deserve to feel that the police will do their jobs. We think particularly of the Everard family today, on what will be another painful milestone and reminder of Sarah’s rape and murder. We cannot accept that prejudice, stereotypes and rape myths are expressed openly by officers without being challenged and that there are no consequences for it. The damning report is vast in scope, highlighting a wide range of significant and serious failures within the Metropolitan Police, where misogyny, racism and homophobia are rife. There are also horrifying cases of officers being sexually and racially abused, and a catalogue of other hate crimes against minority police officers.

The release of Baroness Casey's Review into the standards of behaviour and internal culture at the Metropolitan Police will have far reaching and long-term ...

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The leader of Lambeth Council has expressed her anger at a damning report into the Metropolitan Police which concludes that the police force continues to ...

Policing in this country is in a state of emergency. · Baroness Casey says the Metropolitan Police was expecting a report highlighting the things it needed to ...

But the report finds bobbies who should be on the beat are behind desks, backfilling for civilian support staff who have been stripped out. Sir Mark has already instituted measures he believes will move the dials. A generation after the Macpherson report found the Metropolitan Police to be institutionally racist, here we are again. Sexism and homophobia are added to the list. But that will take time. The alarms are wailing. Whistleblowers must be supported. The warning lights are flashing. Vetting must be more effective. Morale must rise. Corrupt officers must be identified and booted out. Morale is not going to be improved by a report that is so merciless in its criticism of the Met and its culture.