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Pc David Carrick was able to stay in the police service for two decades despite numerous complaints against him.

No misconduct inquiries are being carried out by the police watchdog, the Met or other forces who dealt with David Carrick over 20 years of offences

More than 1,000 Metropolitan Police officers and staff remain in service despite being accused of sexual offences or domestic abuse

‘We have failed,’ commissioner admits after decades of missed opportunities to stop predator

"We are growing increasingly concerned not only for their welfare, but for the welfare of their newborn child."

Review sparked by prosecution of serial rapist David Carrick who remained in force after multiple allegations

Carrick was investigated by Scotland Yard for harassing a former partner before joining up – but passed vetting

Astonishingly, Carrick was not suspended or subjected to a fresh round of vetting following a rape allegation in July 2021

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a “drive-by” shooting at a central London church left a seven-year-old girl in a life-threatening condition. Officers were called to St Aloysius Church on Phoenix Road in Euston on Saturday where a memorial service was taking place for a…

Carrick’s case plunges Scotland Yard into a fresh crisis after it emerged a string of opportunities to reveal his true character were missed

The Runnymede Trust said 489 police officers are based in London schools