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couzens's horrific _ grossly offensive messages. i am so sorry. couzens's horrific crimes - sorry.c crimes have left the — sorry. couzens's horrific crimes have left the head _ sorry. couzens's horrific crimes have left the head of _ sorry. couzens's horrific crimes have left the head of london i sorry. couzens's horrific crimes i have left the head of london pub police force, dane cressida dick, in a precarious position. herforce failed to pick up at least to my coincidence of indecent exposure, apparently evolving wayne couzens. 0ne before hejoined the apparently evolving wayne couzens. 0ne before he joined the force, apparently evolving wayne couzens. 0ne before hejoined the force, and wonjust 0ne before hejoined the force, and won just three days before he killed sarah everard. the metropolitan police has had to issue advice to women that if they are unsure about an officer who has stopped them, they should ask to speak to the control room on the police radio and, if still concerned, just run. she is ready to take action, to do the right thing.— the right thing. unwell the forc

, wayne couzens, didn't just turn out to the officer concerned, wayne couzens, didn'tjust turn out toall these things build up, and it's all these things that were again kept in—house, there was no proper investigation stop and they seemed to close ranks — this is the play that the met has done for years. we saw that with the death of stephen lawrence and how that incompetent investigation and inquiry. i understand there is a need for inquiry, but there needs to be some drastic changes, and i really believe, and i don't say this lightly, but there needs to be a change from the top. because this has happened under the watch of cressida dick, and i don't think she's in a position to really make changes. the necessary changes in the here and now. qm. changes. the necessary changes in the here and now.— changes. the necessary changes in the here and now. 0k, cressida dick is one issue. — the here and now. 0k, cressida dick is one issue, and _ the here and now. 0k, cressida dick is one issue, and lots _ the here and now. 0k, cressida dick is one issue, and lots of _ the here and now. 0k, c

a group of officers believed to include couzens are i believed to include couzens are being investigated to fully vaccinated citizens in november after 18 months of tight restrictions. higher energy bills for 15 million uk households as a new higher price cap comes into effect. scotland's vaccine passport scheme begins, affecting anyone wanting to go to a nightclub or a big event like a football match. facebook�*s global head of safety refutes accusations that its photo sharing app instagram negatively affects young people's mental health. as black history month starts around the uk we will be live in coventry, the uk we will be live in coventry, the uk's city of culture, to see what is happening there. and also coming up this hour, we hear more about the progress of europe's first mission to mercury. in belgium, homes are being demolished as part of a one point four billion dollar reconstruction plan after devastating floods earlier this year. forty one people died in the rural ardennes region as streets turned to rivers and houses collapsed. tanya dendrinos reports. a town reduced to r

the first part will look at couzens. _ again. the first part will look at couzens, his _ again.art will look at couzens, his previous - at couzens, his previous behaviour, and any opportunities missed to stop him. the second part will examine policing, looking at abetting how police investigate themselves and their behaviour. but the enquiry won't have the power to demand witnesses and evidence, but ministers promised that will change if needed. tt promised that will change if needed. , ., needed. it is not statutory, does not — needed. it is not statutory, does notjudge-led, - needed. it is not statutory, does notjudge-led, both l needed. it is not statutory, | does notjudge-led, both of does notjudge—led, both of which we think it needs to be, and it can'tjust be about wayne couzens, has got to be about the entire aspect of the case and also about women's treatment by the man.- treatment by the man. only yesterday — treatment by the man. only yesterday the _ treatment by the man. only yesterday the met - treatment by the man. only yesterday the met police . yesterday the met p

but there were two allegations against wayne couzens. how is it robust? fine wayne couzens. but i think the public hopefully can have confidence that if they feel the need to make a complaint against a police officer, that that complaint is taken seriously by the force, that they have an independent organisation that they can go to if they don't get a satisfactory answer from the first about that complaint. but it's worth remembering that while this is a dreadful event and obviously has devastating applications, all those thousands of police officers out there need to be able to rely on a proportionate and fair system of complaints, given that we asked them to put themselves in confrontational and difficult situations on a daily basis, from which complaints often emanate... i think... iagree, we which complaints often emanate... i think... i agree, we are which complaints often emanate... i think... iagree, we are not think... i agree, we are not criticising what police officers do and the work that they do, but we are examining the system. at the head of this system is dame

lastly, wayne couzens was sentenced to a whole lifetime in prison.ondent has this report. so many questions after sarah everard's murder. how could wayne couzens be a police officer? why wasn't he stopped earlier? why are women still not safe? nearly a week after we learned the full distressing details of what a police officer did to sarah everard, there will now be a wide—ranging inquiry. the public have a right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a police officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. applause i can confirm today that there will be an inquiry to give the independent oversight needed to ensure that something like this can never happen again. the first part will look at couzens, his previous behaviour and any opportunities missed to stop him. the second part will examine policing, looking at vetting, how police investigate themselves and their behaviour, but the inquiry won't have the power to demand witnesses and evidence. but ministers promise that will change if needed. it's not sta

couzens told a lie _ treated as a priority. couzens told a lie after _ treated as a priority.ted as a priority. couzens told a lie after lie after his i told a lie after lie after his arrest. , , ., told a lie after lie after his arrest. , ~ ., ., i] arrest. did you know sarah? i don't know- _ arrest. did you know sarah? i don't know. the _ arrest. did you know sarah? i don't know. the metropolitanj don't know. the metropolitan police is now _ don't know. the metropolitan police is now investigating i police is now investigating whether he may have committed more crimes. sarah everard's families of the world is a safer place now he will never be let out of prison. simon jones, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the picture postcard city of rome thatis picture postcard city of rome that is behind the scenes played with problems. we have a special report ahead of its mayoral elections. in all russia's turmoil, it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so lon

couzens told lie after lie after his arrest. do you know sarah? i don't, no.litan police is now investigating whether he may have committed more crimes. sarah everard's family say the world is a safer place now he'll never be let out of prison. simon jones, bbc news. i will be to up to date with some information about a whatsapp group that was circulating amongst police officers. the independent 0ffice that was circulating amongst police officers. the independent office for police conduct, the iopc, says it's investigating a group of police officers who allegedly shared discriminatory messages on a whatsapp group. the messages were discovered during the investigation into the murder of sarah everard. it is now believed that the group included wayne couzens who was yesterday given that whole life sentence. five serving officers, that's five serving officers, are under investigation for distributing the messages which were sent between march and october 2019, in addition to a former officerfrom march and october 2019, in addition to a former officer from the met

the officer, wayne couzens, will spend the rest of his life in prison.card and handcuffs in the attack on sarah everard. daniel sandford has more. wayne couzens, the police officer turned killer who has so damaged public trust, today beginning the life sentence in prison from which he will never be released. his abduction, rape and murder of sarah everard, using his police warrant card and handcuffs, risks undermining confidence in officers right across the uk. i think it's very important that people should have confidence in policing and what the police do. and i do, let me stress that. but what i want to do is to use this moment to make sure that we deal with what i think is a huge and justified feeling, by millions of people up and down the country, and i'm afraid overwhelmingly women, that their complaints and their anxieties are not taken seriously enough by the police. the wider problem is illustrated by a whatsapp group in which wayne couzens swapped misogynistic messages with officers from the metropolitan police, the civil nuclear constabulary a

she described wayne couzens, who's been sentenced to life in prison, as a monster.ticised protesters who have recently caused motorway disruption and says courts will get new is to prevent some people from travelling to protest. —— will get new powers. 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports. this conference has mostly focused on the conservatives' direction of travel with very few specific policy announcements. today that'll change. the prime minister tried to drive home his green credentials, promising to tackle climate change for future and indeed promising to tackle climate change forfuture and indeed passed generations. when it comes to those protesting against what they see as slow progress, there will be a clamp—down. the home secretary announced new laws aimed at stopping disruption. we announced new laws aimed at stopping disru tion. ~ . ., , disruption. we will increase the maximum _ disruption. we will increase the maximum penalties _ disruption. we will increase the maximum penalties for - disruption. we will increase the i maximum penalties for

her force had failed to link wayne couzens to at least two incidents of indecent exposure, one beforethree days before he killed sarah everard. women who now feel concerned when stopped by officers are being advised to ask to speak to the control room on the police radio, and, if still concerned, just run, but labour want to hear more on what the police will be doing. what we need right now is clear communication to women, who are particularly concerned not about what they have to do differently but what the police are going to do to reassure them about the way that they're going to police this situation. she's ready to take action, to do the right thing. and while the force has been celebrating 100 years of women in policing, some former officers have said misogyny, contempt for women, is widespread, and people are afraid to report it. there are some people who challenge, and they become marginalised, and they become almost like the pariahs of the team. that needs to stop. that's why i talk about, there needs to be the support network, and those officers need to be actively encourage

the first interview since couzens was sentenced.his ultimate boss. it was on your watch. why won't you resign? these events have been absolutely dreadful. they have made everybody in the met furious. and we depend on public trust, so today, i am announcing that we will be doing a review that will be led by a high profile independent person, and the review will look at our internal culture and our professional standards. some would say that is not enough, that you need to go, did you offer to resign? people will be entitled to their opinion. i've got a job to do, i'm getting on with it. myjob now is to lead the met through difficult times. couzens, seen here the night that he murdered sarah, buying things to use in the attack. but could he have been stopped days earlier in the met were investigating two incidents of indecent exposure? we have an independent office of police conduct investigation. there is one thing i do want to say, which is, as far as i am aware, and this needs to be assured by the iopc, at no stage during an invest

last week wayne couzens was sentenced to a whole life term in prison.ur special correspondent lucy manning has this report. so many questions after sarah everard's murder — how could wayne couzens be a police officer? why wasn't he stopped earlier? why are women still not safe? nearly a week after we learned the full distressing details of what a police officer did to sarah everard, there will now be a wide—ranging inquiry. the public have a right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a police officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. applause i can confirm today that there will be an inquiry, to give the independent oversight needed to ensure that something like this can never happen again. the first part will look at couzens, his previous behaviour, and any opportunities missed to stop him. the second part will examine policing, looking at vetting how police investigate themselves and their behaviour, but the inquiry won't have the power to demand witnesses and evidence — but ministers promise that w

in the dock, couzens, as he had done throughout, kept his head down.hejudge sentenced him, with sarah's family looking on. lord justice fulford told wayne couzens, "you kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard, having long planned a violent sexual assault. you have eroded the confidence the public is entitled to have in its police forces. you have considerately added to the insecurity felt by people, perhaps particularly women. i have seen no evidence of genuine contrition." thejudge condemned his lies. his behaviour, calmly buying snacks after raping and murdering sarah and coolly letting his children play in the woods where he'd dumped her remains. should the police not have detected a murderer his children ranks mr check when one exposure allegations trust now in their ranks? they admit they missed a check when vetting him that could have linked him to one of three indecent exposure allegations. how can women regain trust in the police now? this man has brought shame on the met. speaking frankly, as an organisation, we have been rocked. i absolut

case but at the whole handling _ wayne couzens case but at the whole handling of _ wayne couzens case of rape, domestic violence, sexuai— handling of rape, domestic violence, sexual violence. lets handling of rape, domestic violence, sexual violence.— sexual violence. lets look at rape. about harassment. _ sexual violence. lets look at rape. about harassment. what - sexual violence. lets look at rape. about harassment. what else - sexual violence. lets look at rape. about harassment. what else did l sexual violence. lets look at rape. i about harassment. what else did the prime minister _ about harassment. what else did the prime minister have _ about harassment. what else did the prime minister have to _ about harassment. what else did the prime minister have to say _ about harassment. what else did the prime minister have to say on - about harassment. what else did the prime minister have to say on some i prime minister have to say on some of the other issues such as tax and other things which often concern conservatives? what really interested me about this conference is that altho

last week wayne couzens was sentenced to a whole life term in prison.ur special correspondent lucy manning has this report. so so many questions after sarah everard's murder. how could wayne couzens be a police officer? why wasn't he stopped earlier? why are women still not safe? nearly a week after, we learned the full distressing details of what a police officer did to sarah everard, there will now be a wide—ranging inquiry. the public have a right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a police officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. applause i can confirm today that there will be an inquiry to give the independent oversight needed to ensure that something like this can never happen again. the ensure that something like this can never happen again.— never happen again. the first part will look at _ never happen again. the first part will look at cousins _ never happen again. the first part will look at cousins macro, - never happen again. the first part will look at cousins macro, his - will look a

wayne couzens, the police officer turned killer who has so damaged public trust, today beginning thesentence in prison from which he will never be released. his abduction, rape and murder of sarah everard, using his police warrant card and handcuffs, risks undermining confidence in officers right across the uk. i think it's very important that people should have confidence in policing and what the police do. and i do, let me stress that. but what i want to do is to use this moment to make sure that we deal with what i think is a huge and justified feeling, by millions of people up and down the country, and i'm afraid overwhelmingly women, that their complaints and their anxieties are not taken seriously enough by the police. the wider problem is illustrated by a whatsapp group in which wayne couzens swapped misogynistic messages with officers from the metropolitan police, the civil nuclear constabulary and the norfolk constabulary. all are being investigated for gross misconduct. two of the met officers face a criminal investigation for allegedly sending grossly offensive messages. i

what more is known about this whatsapp group that wayne couzens is thought to have been part of? thought to have been part of? ti 3 is under investigation by the police watchdog, it is quite a serious incident because there are five officers who are under investigation as part of this. not all of them are in the metropolitan police. our understanding is the content was misogynist in nature so i think you can draw your own conclusions about the types of messages or images being shared. this is being characterised as potential gross misconduct, so it could be a very serious incident, but it will take time before we get an announcement from the watchdog about whether or not this will lead to disciplinary proceedings here. it is worth stressing that couzens will not face any kind of investigation in relation to that, it is a waste of time given he is in prison for life. the interesting thing about that is while senior police chiefs are in a complete state of existential angst at the moment about what this means for policing and trust in policing, particularly when you take into accou

how could wayne couzens be a police officer? why wasn't he stopped earlier?d the full distressing details of what a police officer did to sarah everard, there will now be a wide—ranging inquiry. the public have a right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a police officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. applause i can confirm today that there will be an inquiry to give the independent oversight needed to ensure that something like this can never happen again. the first part will look at couzens, his previous behaviour and any opportunities missed to stop him. the second part will examine policing, looking at vetting, how police investigate themselves and their behaviour, but the inquiry won't have the power to demand witnesses and evidence. but ministers promise that will change if needed. it's not statutory, it's notjudge—led, both of which we think it needs to be. and it can'tjust be about wayne couzens, it's got to be about the entire aspect of the case and also about women's treatment by the met. hell

, in the first interview since couzens was sentenced.. it was on your watch. why won't you resign? these events have been absolutely dreadful. they have made everybody in the met furious. and we depend on public trust, so today, i am announcing that we will be doing a review that will be led by a high profile independent person, and the review will look at our internal culture and our professional standards. some would say that is not enough, that you need to go, did you offer to resign? people will be entitled to their opinion. i've got a job to do, i'm getting on with it. myjob now is to lead the met through difficult times. couzens, seen here the night that he murdered sarah, buying things to use in the attack, but could he be stopped days earlier in the met were investigating two incidents of indecent exposure? we have an independent office of police conduct investigation. there is one thing i do want to say, which is, as far as i am aware, and this needs to be assured, by the iabc, at no stage during an investigation into indecent e

there will be two strands, one surrounding wayne couzens . policing.surrounding wayne couzens and everything he did and how he was able to continue to be employed when in a previousjob he had been known as the rapist, but also the wider questions of as you are just hearing from the last guest, alleged misogyny and institutionalised misogyny and institutionalised misogyny within the police force, do you believe that exists within the i do not. i believe misogyny exists in the society and the place is a representation of society. in policing we have very clear standards of behaviour, we have a code of ethics for the way police officers should behave so i think what is important is when people fail to reach those standards, which sadly they will do, it is really important that those issues are dealt with appropriately and that's why i think the elements that undoubtedly will get picked up not only in the work we are doing but also in the inquiry will be looking at those and how professional standards issues are dealt with. ethic it's really incumbent on m

wayne couzens kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard.and in kent. cars registered to him had previously been linked to two allegations of indecent exposure, but he wasn�*t identified as a potential sex offender. it�*s claimed couzens also used a whatsapp group to swap misogynistic messages with officers from the metropolitan police, the civil nuclear constabulary and the norfolk constabulary. we�*ve also got to address the issues going on within the police force, and you�*ll have seen this stuff about the officers on the whatsapp group. we�*ve got to come down very hard on them. the home secretary says the police must raise the bar by taking harassment and flashing more seriously. priti patel told the telegraph, they should not be considered low level crimes. the met says it�*s putting more officers in places where people feel unsafe. we're absolutely committed to tackling violence against women and girls. that is going to be our focus. it is one of our priorities. so you will see us out on patrol in hot spots. but there are calls for mo

was accused 'ust exposure, wayne couzens was accused just in _ exposure, wayne couzens was accused justty. he is, as you say, a police constable in the metropolitan police serving in the parliamentary and protection command, so in the houses of parliament, but currently suspended from duty. the metropolitan police commissioner, dame cressida dick, has said she is deeply concerned that such a serious offence should be associated with a serving police officer. she said she understood the public would be concerned as well. david carrick bowed his head as he was remanded in custody by the sitting magistrate, and he will appear in court again at the beginning of next month. a bbc investigation has discovered how a major conservative party donor, was involved in one of europe's biggest corruption scandals. leaked documents reveal how mohamed amersi, who's given half—a—million pounds to the conservatives, worked on a series of controversial deals for a swedish telecoms company. the swedish company was later fined almost a billion dollars for bribery. mr amersi denies any wrongdoing. the bbc wo

he exposed himself— everard — rain couzens. he exposed himself on— everard — rain couzens. to the most horrific it could possibly— to the most horrific it could possibly be. that's obviously the worry— possibly be. that's obviously the worry with — possibly be. that's obviously the worry with other people who do this but it— worry with other people who do this but it should be stopped as soon as it happens— but it should be stopped as soon as it happens in that way. but the cases— it happens in that way. but the cases that _ it happens in that way. but the cases that the police aren't appearing to take this seriously. the criminaljustice system isn't working — the criminaljustice system isn't working properly. if you have 10,000 of these _ working properly. if you have 10,000 of these happening in only 600 people — of these happening in only 600 people going to court. you got the victims _ people going to court. you got the victims commission in the guardian saying _ victims commission in the guardian saying it's — victims commission in the guardian saying it's an epidemic.

in the dark, couzens, as he had ne throughout, kept his head down.d shaking as the judge sentenced him, with sarah's family looking on. you kidnapped, raped, and murdered sarah everard, having long planned a violent sexual assault. you have eroded the confidence the public is entitled to have in its police forces. you have considerably added to the insecurity felt by people, perhaps particularly by women. i have seen no evidence of genuine contrition. the judge condemned his lies. >> i don't know. >> do you know where sarah is? no. >> his behavior, calmly buying snacks after raping and murdering sarah, and coolly letting his children play in the woods where he dumped the remains. should the police not have detected a murderer in their ranks? and how can women regain their trust in them? >> this man has brought shame on the met. speaking frankly as an organition, we have been rocked. i absolutely know that there are those who feel their trust in us is shaken. there are no words that can fully express the fury and overwhelming sadss that we all feel ab

she described wayne couzens, who has been sentenced to life in prison, as a monster.onfidence in the police. such today she wanted to demonstrate that she did notjust check concerns about violence against women, but would act on them, and that there would be an independent enquiry into how wayne couzens have been able to abuse his position as a police officer. i sagt position as a police officer. i say this is home _ position as a police officer. i say this is home secretary, - position as a police officer. i say this is home secretary, but - position as a police officer. i 3: this is home secretary, but also position as a police officer. i 3<1: this is home secretary, but also as a woman. it is appalling that a service police officer —— serving police officer was able to abuse his position of power, authority and trust to commit such a horrific crime. the public have a right to know what systematic failures enabled his continued employment as a serving police officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. the enquiry will look at wayne couzens' contac

, in the first interview since couzens was sentenced.y, i am announcing that we will be doing a review that will be led by a high profile independent person, and the review will look at our internal culture and our professional standards. some would say that is not enough, that you need to go, did you offer to resign? people will be entitled to their opinion. i've got a job to do, i'm getting on with it. myjob now is to lead the met through difficult times. couzens, seen here the night that he murdered sarah, buying things to use in the attack, but could he be stopped days earlier in the met were investigating two incidents of indecent exposure? we have an independent office of police conduct investigation. there is one thing i do want to say, which is, as far as i am aware, and this needs to be assured by the iopc, at no stage during an investigation into indecent exposure was a police officer identified. how did couzensjoin the met firearms unit, when there had been a previous allegation of indecent exposure when he worked as an office

couzens prison. wayne couzens handcuffed sarah everard in march on the pretext she had broken coronavirus lockdown rules. i can't carry on like this. i just cannot carry on, my life just isn't worth living, quite frankly. across the uk, millions of people are waiting for hospital treatment as health services struggle to clear the growing backlog caused by the pandemic. all the time, one after another, the phone never stops in the morning. paul speaking, how can i help you? the delays are having a profound impact on people. it's basically ruined - my life at the moment. the government has committed billions to beating the backlog. but is it enough? we can expect the waiting list to continue to grow and the people who are waiting, unfortunately, being asked to wait longer. we meet some of the patients turning their backs on the nhs to go private. £7,000 is not a light amount of money. we, as a family, we don't have that type of money. ifeel like i'm begging for money, but i don't have a choice. i need

wayne couzens used his police warrant card to falsely arrest and kidnap sarah.ise in police personnel facing allegations of abusing their roles for sexual gain. one woman, here played by an actor, told the bbc�*s newsnight how she reported to the police that someone was threatening to post explicit images of her on the internet. an officer made contact. i got a whatsapp message from him saying, "can you send the videos over here?" so i thought i was sending the videos and messages and everything to the police. in reality, the officer had closed the case and they were for his personal viewing. the officer was sacked from devon and cornwall police after a misconduct hearing. figures today from the police watchdog, the iopc, show that over the past three years in disciplinary hearings, 63 police personnel from forces across england and wales have been found guilty of abusing their positions for sexual purposes. 29 have been sacked and ten resigned prior to their hearings. six cases led to criminal conviction. the most serious we have, serious sexual offending and a

in the dock, couzens, as he had done throughout, kept his head down.ing as thejudge sentenced him, with sarah's family looking on. lord justice fulford told wayne couzens, "you kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard, having long planned a violent sexual assault. you have eroded the confidence the public is entitled to have in its police forces. you have considerately added to the insecurity felt by people, perhaps particularly women. i have seen no evidence of genuine contrition." thejudge condemned his lies. his behaviour, calmly buying snacks after raping and murdering sarah and coolly letting his children play in the woods where he'd dumped her remains. should the police not have detected a murderer in their ranks? they admit they missed a check when vetting him that could have linked him to one of three indecent exposure allegations. how can women regain trust in the police now? this man has brought shame on the met. speaking frankly, as an organisation, we have been rocked. i absolutely know that there are those who feel their trust in us is

we also talked a bit about vetting, how could couzens have been a police officer? vetting of police officers. and on the indecent exposure which couzens was accused of days before the murder of sarah everard, she confirmed as far as she was aware they had not known the person accused of the indecent exposure was a police officer. lucy manning reporting there. the met police officer has appeared in court charged with rape. he denied the allegation. graham satchell is outside the court and sent us this update. it outside the court and sent us this u date. . , outside the court and sent us this udate. . , outside the court and sent us this udate. ., , , ., update. it was fairly short. he soke update. it was fairly short. he spoke only — update. it was fairly short. he spoke only a _ update. it was fairly short. he spoke only a couple _ update. it was fairly short. he spoke only a couple of- update. it was fairly short. he spoke only a couple of times. update. it was fairly short. he l spoke only a couple of times to confirm his name, age and address. he is charged wit

it's claimed couzens also used a whatsapp group to swap misogynistic messages with officers from theropolitan police, the civil nuclear constabulary, and the norfolk constabulary. we also have to address the issues going on in the police force, and you will have seen this stuff about the officers on a whatsapp group. we have got to come down very hard on them. the home secretary says the police must raise the bar by taking harassment and flashing more seriously. priti patel told the telegraph, they should not be considered low level crimes. the met says it is putting more officers in places where people feel unsafe. we're absolutely committed to tackling violence against women and girls. it is one of our priorities. so you will see us out on patrol in hot spots. but there are calls for more scrutiny of the police themselves. this has been going on for many, many years, and i'm rather tired of police forces saying "we are going to learn lessons from some tragedy." the lessons don't seem to be learned. women's suffering of this sort of stuff has to stop. you have to listen, and police

when wayne couzens kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard, he was a serving metropolitan policeinto a car he had hired by showing her his warrant card and falsely arresting her. after he was sent to prison for life, the met commissioner spoke outside the old bailey. this man has brought shame on the met. speaking frankly, as an organisation, we have been rocked. i absolutely know that there are those who feel their trust in us is shaken. police forces across the country are now looking at ways to reassure the public and restore trust. the metropolitan police said people stopped by a lone plain—clothes officer should challenge their legitimacy, but many wonder why it should be up to the public to ask the questions. police scotland has now issued new advice for its force. under the new process, if a lone officer approaches a member of the public, they will proactively offer an identity check. the officer's personal radio will be put on loudspeaker, allowing control room staff to confirm they are who they say they are. and if a lone officer becomes involved in an incident, they wil