‘Several hundred’ Met Police officers should be sacked, says author of damning report

If the force does not reform, it could face being broken up in future, Baroness Casey says

Sir Mark Rowley has insisted there is “momentum” to overhaul the Metropolitan Police in the wake of a damning Casey Review (PA Wire)

Several hundred Metropolitan Police officers could be sacked as a result of a landmark report revealing a homophobic, racist and sexist culture within the force, its author says.

Baroness Casey told the London Assembly Police and Crime committee that a staff cull could happen if the force’s leadership followed the report’s recommendation to crack down on rogue officers and take a tougher stance in misconduct cases.

Her scathing report, released on Tuesday, found the Met Police had failed to protect the public from officers who abuse women and said organisational changes had put women and children at greater risk.