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LONDON: A British police officer who admitted being a serial rapist was formally sacked on Tuesday, as the government called on forces across the country to root out the criminal and corrupt in their ranks.

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Serial rapist sacked from London police force

London (AFP) - A British police officer who admitted being a serial rapist was formally sacked on Tuesday, as the government called on forces across the country to root out the criminal and corrupt in their ranks.

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London police facing questions after officer admits serial rapes

London (AFP) - Britain's largest police force was on Monday facing fresh scrutiny about its vetting procedures after an officer admitted 24 counts of rape and a string of sexual assaults over nearly two decades.

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'Those paid to uphold law must find foolproof system to avoid recruiting villains'

Carrick joins Wayne Couzens, the Met officer who kidnapped, raped and then murdered Sarah Everard as she walked home in London, as one of the worst criminals in the history of the force

Daily Mirror

More than 90 police staff were found guilty of crimes last year, data shows

Figures show 68 officers and 25 staff in England and Wales were found guilty of crimes including sexual offences and violence against the person

The Guardian - UK

More than 150 Met officers investigated over sexual misconduct or racism

Exclusive: Figure of officers restricted from public-facing roles has doubled as force faces deep-rooted problems

The Guardian - UK

Britain's most evil offenders who will spend the rest of their lives behind bars

Damien Bendall who brutally murdered his girlfriend and three children last year has recently joined the list of the UK's most twisted criminals who have been sentenced to a whole-life order in prison.

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Twisted murderers and rapists who will die in jail as 'sleepover killer' given full life sentence

Evil killer Damien Bendall joins more than 60 other callous criminals serving whole-life sentences behind bars

Daily Mirror

Whole-life orders: The sentence that sees criminals likely to die behind bars

‘Brutal’ killer Damien Bendall joins a string of some of the country’s most dangerous offenders serving whole-life orders.

The Independent UK

Cressida Dick accused of trying to downplay Sarah Everard murder

Dame Cressida Dick has denied she complained to the then-PM about the Government response to the murder being ‘blown out of proportion’ and said she always sought to tackle violence women and girls

Evening Standard

Two PCs sacked for sharing offensive messages

Four former officers also told they would have been dismissed for racist and misogynist WhatsApp content

The Guardian - UK

Six police officers lose jobs for being part of offensive WhatsApp group

They were all found to have breached police standards of professional behaviour.

The Independent UK

Met Police officers could be forced to take a lie detector test to weed out bad cops

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley revealed he was ‘exploring’ lie detector technology to improve the Met’s vetting procedures following damning reports

Daily Mirror

Avon & Somerset Police chief admits concerns after damning national vetting report

But Sarah Crew says the public should be "reassured" because the force's processes are "strong"

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The Independent UK

IOPC investigating nine armed police officers accused of ‘racist’ and discriminatory conversations

Officers probed are responsible for guarding nuclear facilities

The Guardian - UK

IOPC investigating nine officers accused of using discriminatory language

Police watchdog says it has launched two investigations into the Civil Nuclear Constabulary officers

The Independent UK

Police officers get jail terms over WhatsApp group featuring Wayne Couzens

The pair have been granted bail ahead of an appeal for ‘grossly offensive’ messages sent before Couzens killed Sarah Everard.

AFP

Damning UK report slams police for inadequate vetting of officers

London (AFP) - A culture of misogyny and predatory behaviour is "prevalent" in many police forces across England and Wales, and fuelled by lax vetting standards, according to a report published Wednesday after a high-profile murder.

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The Independent UK

Jail terms for police officers in WhatsApp group with Wayne Couzens

Both officers, who exchanged offensive messages with Couzens before he killed Sarah Everard, were bailed ahead of an appeal.

The Independent UK

PM urges change in police culture after vetting failures laid bare

A watchdog has found that hundreds if not thousands of corrupt officers could be serving in forces in England and Wales.

The Independent UK

‘Disgusting’ messages shared by Met Police officers in group chat with Wayne Couzens

The two officers talked about ‘struggle snuggles’ after one described pinning a 15-year-old girl to the floor during an incident

Daily Mirror

Police officers jailed for sending sick WhatsApps in group with killer cop Wayne Couzens

Met Police officer Jonathon Cobban, 35, and his ex-colleague PC Joel Borders "joked" about tasering children and people with disabilities in a WhatsApp group that included Sarah Everard's killer Wayne Couzens

Evening Standard

Metropolitan Police officers sentenced to 12 weeks in prison for offensive messages shared on WhatsApp

A serving Metropolitan Police officer and a former constable have been sentenced to 12 weeks in prison over offensive misogynistic and racist messages shared in a WhatsApp group with killer cop Wayne Couzens.

The Independent UK

Wayne Couzens’ Met Police colleagues sentenced over ‘sickening’ WhatsApp messages

The pair were subsequently bailed by the judge following a High Court appeal into their sentence

Daily Mirror

Police refuse to reveal if officers have been sacked over damning report into vetting

The report looking into the recruitment of officers was ordered after the rape, kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard in March 2021 by serving police officer Wayne Couzens.

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