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this report is part one of the angiolini inquiry. 0urtwo was this report is part one of the angiolinin the terms of reference for the work includes a broader national consideration of police vetting and recruitment, police culture and standards, and protection of women in public spaces. this includes other tragic cases of genocide in public spaces. —— femicide. my approach to party marker was informed by what i learned in part one. it is an investigation into crimes and career of david carrick, former metropolitan police officer. that work also under way. the 16 recommendations that i make are not all new. failures of investigation, failures of hr processes and failures of hr processes and failures of hr processes and failures of vetting policy and practice are a depressingly familiar refrain in policing. now is the time for change. without a significant overhaul, there is nothing to stop another wayne couzens operating in plain sight. i would urge all those in authority in every police force in authority in every police force in the country to read this report and take immediate acti

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here's what inquiry chair, lady elish angiolini had to say.lity of public trust and confidence in policing affects us all, including those good police officers doing the right thing every day. it is time for all of those with responsibility for policing to do everything they can to improve standards of recruitment, vetting and investigation. wayne couzens was never fit to be a police officer. police leaders need to be sure there isn't another wayne couzens operating in plain sight. and let's just remind ourselves of what happened to sarah everard. she was 33 when she vanished in clapham, south—west london, on the way home from a friend's house. she was abducted, raped and murdered by an off—duty metropolitan police officer, wayne couzens, in a killing that shocked the country and raised questions over police policy and procedures, as well as women's safety in public spaces. tragically, the report identifies that wayne couzens was completely unsuitable to serve as a police officer, and worse still, there were multiple occasions where this shoul

rebort~ _ recommendations of lady angiolini's report. safety is the number of prosecutions for domestic abuse _ number of prosecutions for domestic abuse has _ number of prosecutions for domestic abuse has halved. rape prosecutions are still— abuse has halved. rape prosecutions are still taking years. early action and interventionjust does not happen— and interventionjust does not happen and there is a shocking drift in women's — happen and there is a shocking drift in women's safety, and what the home secretary— in women's safety, and what the home secretary has said today. i urge him to support _ secretary has said today. i urge him to support labour's call, to support so that— to support labour's call, to support so that the — to support labour's call, to support so that the police respond with urgency— so that the police respond with urgency to domestic abuse, and listen _ urgency to domestic abuse, and listen to— urgency to domestic abuse, and listen to lisa squire, the mother of libby— listen to lisa squire, the mother of libby squ

but according to dame angiolini , that to dame angiolini, that investigation was half hearted.t just that one, but the later , uh, that one, but the later, uh, incidents of exposure as well. in november of 2020 and then just a few weeks before the murder of sarah everard , those murder of sarah everard, those are the offending behaviours that she says should be addressed , that police forces addressed, that police forces must in future take the likes of indecent exposure allegations much more seriously and investigate them properly as something that is owed, of course, to the victims. but also could potentially stop this escalating behaviour into more serious crimes. escalating behaviour into more serious crimes . and then there's serious crimes. and then there's the vetting procedure as well. the vetting procedure that appeared to fail at the civil nuclear constabulary and then failed at the metropolia police as well . as well. >> mark, is this a couple of things come to mind. the manifest failings in the vetting procedure , because this man, as procedure, because this man, as

inquiry chairwoman dame elish angiolini has warned . practices and culture, there's nothing to stop. >> another cousin operating in plain sight, even after cousin's arrest and a review of his vetting clearance , the vetting clearance, the metropolitan police service told the inquiry in 2022 that they would still have recruited him if provided with the same information . i find this information. i find this astonish thing . i make a number astonish thing. i make a number of recommendations to improve recruitment and vetting , recruitment and vetting, covering everything from in—person interviews and home visits for new recruits to improvements for information sharing around transfers . improvements for information sharing around transfers. in addition to the shortcomings in vetting and recruitment , the vetting and recruitment, the report shows very clearly how police investigations of indecent exposure were poor . indecent exposure were poor. >> well met police commissioner sir mark rowley says the force is trying to learn from its mist

to examine the many failings arising from the sarah everard case, that was chaired by lady elish angiolini and previous behaviour. a report dealing with part one�*s findings has today been published. first and foremost, i would take the time to think about sarah everard's family and her loved ones at what must be and her loved ones at what must be an incredibly difficult time. i pay tribute to the mall for the immense dignity that they have shown in the face of such an unbearable loss. tragically, the report identifies that couzens was completely unsuitable to serve as a police officer and worst still, there were multiple occasions where this should, could have been recognised. lady elish found repeated problems in vetting throughout couzens's career, including overlooking his chaotic financial situation force of this meant that he was able to serve in a range of privilege roles, including as a firearms officer. it is appalling, the reports of indecent exposure by couzens were not taken sufficiently seriously by the police, and the officers were not adequately trained, equipped or motivate

the inquiry, led by lady elish angiolini, also calls for a radical overhaul of police vetting and recruitmentr, and was off—duty when he kidnapped the 33—year—old, under the false guise of an arrest. her murder by a serving police officer prompted a widespread outpouring of anger and grief and sparked demonstrations over concern for women's safety. the chair of the inquiry has said that without a radical overhaul of police vetting and recruitment, there's "nothing to stop another couzens operating in plain sight." let's speak to parm sandhu, former chief superintendent and author. it's a very chilling way to end that inquiry findings. what was your reaction to the report findings through the lens of your own experience? i through the lens of your own “whence?— through the lens of your own exerience? _, ,., , experience? i welcome the report but i am uuite experience? i welcome the report but i am quite frustrated _ experience? i welcome the report but i am quite frustrated because - experience? i welcome the report but i am quite frustrated because this - i am quite frustrated because this is

its chair, lady elish angiolini, said red flags about couzens had repeatedly been ignored by three polices, and that without significant overhaul, she believed there's nothing to stop another couzens operating "in plain sight". the metropolitan police has responded that it must go further and faster to regain public trust. here's our home affairs correspondent, june kelly. he was a predatory sex offender in a police uniform. a criminal with state—sanctioned powers. wayne couzens should never have been allowed to join the police, and constant flawed vetting meant he was able to continue in his role despite a series of red flags. these are the stark conclusions of today's inquiry report. the metropolitan police service told the inquiry in 2022 that it would still have recruited him if provided with the same information. i found this astonishing. without a significant overhaul, there is nothing to stop another wayne couzens operating in plain sight. the report describes how in 2004 and 2008, kent police turned down his application to join, but allowed him to work voluntary as a special const

here's what inquiry chair, lady elish angiolini had to say: the fragility of public trust and confidenceffects us all, including those good police officers doing the right thing every day. it is time for all of those with responsibility for policing to do everything they can to improve standards of recruitment, vetting and investigation. wayne couzens was never fit to be a police officer. police leaders need to be sure there isn't another wayne couzens operating in plain sight. we can cross live to central london and our reporter there, sam harrison. that's in a moment. the russian president vladimir putin is delivering his annual address to parliament and the nation. putin usually uses the state—of—the—nation address to send signals to audiences both at home and abroad. this time, the attention to the speech is especially high, not only because of the presidential elections, that will likely grant him another six—years in the kremlin, but also due to the ongoing war against ukraine, and the suspicious death of opposition leader alexei navalny. in his speech, vladimir putin warned the we

clive, lady elish angiolini, the seniorjudge who produced the report, has come up with 16 recommendationsther potential wayne couzens. some of these recommendations are related to betting, others to the way the police deal with the crime of indecent exposure. she also says she believes that there are as yet unknown victims of wayne couzens�* sexual offending. he unknown victims of wayne couzens' sexual offending.— unknown victims of wayne couzens' sexual offending. he was a predatory sexual offending. he was a predatory sex offender — sexual offending. he was a predatory sex offender in _ sexual offending. he was a predatory sex offender in a _ sexual offending. he was a predatory sex offender in a police _ sexual offending. he was a predatory sex offender in a police uniform, - sexual offending. he was a predatory sex offender in a police uniform, a i sex offender in a police uniform, a criminal with state sanctioned powers. wayne couzens should never have been allowed to become a police officer and continual flawed vetting meant that he was able to stay in his role, despite a series of

according to, uh, dame angiolini.e from the start and the metropolitan police, the police service as a whole, has said that they do intend now to tighten up their vetting procedures and indeed to take issues around indecent exposure. more seriously in the way that they manage those investigations . we've been investigations. we've been heanng investigations. we've been hearing from the home secretary , hearing from the home secretary, james cleverly, who obviously condemned the appalling acts carried out by wayne couzens but he did say that the police service as a whole was already embarked on on making improvements to ensure that they have much more robust vetting procedures. this is what he said i >> tragically , the report >> tragically, the report identifies that cousins was completely unsuitable to serve as a police officer and worse still , that there were multiple still, that there were multiple occasions where this should could , should have been could, should have been recognised . lady eilish found recognise

>> the angiolini inquiry has focussed on the potential missed opportunities to identify the offendingt a much earlier stage. for cousins that included incidents of indecent exposure in kent in 2015 and again in the months before sarah everard's murder . the david everard's murder. the david carrick joined the met police in 2001. he was later investigated over an allegation of domestic abuse in 2002. despite this, and abuse in 2002. despite this, and a string of multiple other complaints against him, he was recertified to remain as an armed police officer . without armed police officer. without doubt, the angiolini report will make very uncomfortable reading for the metropolitan police and the service as a whole . across the service as a whole. across the service as a whole. across the uk, forces say they have tightened their vetting procedures and are now reviewing past vetting decisions . on all past vetting decisions. on all currently serving officers in an attempt to ensure those who have no right to hold such a position of trust are booted out of the service. mark white, gb news.

inquiry chair elish angiolini has warned that without a radical overhaul of policing practices and culturethere's still nothing to stop. another cousins operating in plain sight. met police commissioner sir mark rowley says the force is trying to learn from its mistakes. >> what this report does, it paints a deeply disturbing picture of a starting from an astonishingly low base and that's what we're moving on from. and we have made progress. yes. but i'm not going to sit here and spout numbers and give a false impression that we're nearly at the finishing line. this is a massive piece of work to do. i think what lady alice has done really powerfully is lay out this is what the gold standard looks like. this is what you've got to aim at, and we will collectively work on what will take for policing what it will take for policing to there as quickly as is to get there as quickly as is practically possible. >> mark rowley, now >> sir mark rowley, now supermarket giant sainsbury's, has announced around 1500 jobs will be cut as part of a major plan to reduce costs. the supermarket is trying to s

the inquiry chair lady elish angiolini, warned without radical overhaul of policing practices and culturee's nothing to stop another cousins operating in plain sight . hotels operating in plain sight. hotels housing, asylum seekers are costing the taxpayer £15 million a day, with labour accusing the government of blowing its £1 billion budget. treasury figures suggest the home office spent £4.3 suggest the home office spent £43 billion more than budgeted on asylum accommodation last year. on asylum accommodation last year . shadow on asylum accommodation last year. shadow home on asylum accommodation last year . shadow home secretary year. shadow home secretary yvette cooper says it demonstrates the complete chaos in the system and it comes as the latest figures show illegal migration has fallen . but legal migration has fallen. but legal migration has fallen. but legal migration is up. the government data revealed small boat arrivals in the last year were down 36% on the previous year, which was a record year. however, more than 62,000 people were granted asylum in 2023. excuse me? that'

the inquiry chair lady elish angiolini, warned without a radical overhaul of policing practices and culturee's nothing to stop another cousins operating in plain sight. the met police commissioner, sir mark rowley, says the force is trying to learn from its mistakes as hotels, housing, asylum seekers are costing the taxpayer £15 million a day, with labour accusing the government of blowing its £1 billion budget out. treasury figures suggest the home office spent 4.3 billion more than budgeted on asylum accommodation last year. the shadow home secretary yvette coopen the shadow home secretary yvette cooper, says it demonstrates the complete chaos in the system and it comes as the latest figures show illegal migration has fallen . but legal migration is fallen. but legal migration is up . the government data reveals up. the government data reveals small boat arrivals in last year were down 36% on the previous yean were down 36% on the previous year, which was a record year. however, more than 62,000 people were granted asylum in 2023. that's the highest level on record now. the delicate subje