Serial rapists among Met officers missed in vetting failures

A damning review finds serious crimes were committed by Metropolitan Police officers who were allowed to join the force without proper checks.

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00:00A review has found that more than 100 officers and staff in the Metropolitan Police committed

00:07crimes or serious misconduct after not being properly vetted. Among them were two serial

00:13rapists, David Carrick and Cliff Mitchell. Thousands of checks were missed by senior

00:18leaders during a recruitment drive to rapidly increase officer numbers. The report says this

00:24allowed unsuitable individuals to join the force and damaged public trust. The Home Secretary

00:30called the failures a dereliction of duty and has ordered further inspection. The Met says

00:35the practices are now fixed and insists the vast majority of officers serve with integrity

00:41while acknowledging serious past failings.