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☆ London police apologise and pay compensation to women held at vigil
  + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Michael Holden | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Police detain Patsy Stevenson as people gather at a memorial site in London's Clapham Common park following the kidnap-murder of Sarah Everard, in London, Britain, March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - London's police force has apologised and paid "substantial damages" to two women detained at a vigil held in memory of Sarah Everard who was raped and murdered by a serving officer, their lawyers said on Thursday. Bindmans, the law firm who represented women, said in a statement the Metropolitan Police had now settled civil claims brought by the women, paying them damages and issuing an apology. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said the vigil had taken place in extraordinary circumstances and its officers had acted in good faith. An independent watchdog report weeks after the vigil concluded police had acted appropriately.
Persons: Patsy Stevenson, Sarah Everard, Hannah McKay, Everard, Wayne Couzens, Dania Al, Stevenson, It’s, Cressida Dick, Couzens, Michael Holden, Diane Craft Organizations: REUTERS, Clapham, Metropolitan Police, Thomson Locations: London's Clapham, London, Britain
☆ London police institutionally racist and sexist, report finds
  + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Muvija M Kylie Maclellan | Muvija M | Kylie Maclellan | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
"We have found widespread bullying, discrimination, institutional homophobia, misogyny and racism," the report said, adding "women and children do not get the protection and support they deserve". [1/4] A Metropolitan Police officer stands on duty in Westminster, London, Britain, October 1, 2021. The review said the biggest barrier was the Met's culture of defensiveness and denial about the scale of its problems. Met Commissioner Mark Rowley, Britain's most senior police officer, told reporters: "We've let Londoners down and we've let our own frontline down ... The 360-page report listed strong leadership, a women's protection service, and a new children's strategy as some of its recommendations.
☆ British police face struggle to clean up sexist culture after scandals
  + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Michael Holden | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +7 min
London's Metropolitan Police has been hardest hit: After years of saying serious misconduct cases were isolated incidents, it now says it must change its culture. "We have failed and I'm sorry," Mark Rowley, the Met's new chief and Britain's most senior officer, said in January. According to an official report, officers had passed off the conversations as 'banter'. RISING CRIMESome officers officers think the government needs to look at itself. Braverman was reported last year as having told police chiefs to prioritise "common-sense policing" over diversity efforts and virtue-signalling "woke" messaging.
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