"Tonight's BBC Panorama Undercover in the Police has once again placed a spotlight on the culture and standards of the Metropolitan Police Service. The behaviours of some of the Met officers and staff featured in the show are reprehensible and completely unacceptable. In the programme we saw appalling, potentially criminal, behaviour from officers, that lets down our communities and will cause Londoners to question if they are safe in our custody, and whether they would be believed and respected as victims of crime."
"It's my expectation that for those involved, where there is incontrovertible evidence of racism, misogyny, anti-Muslim sentiment or bragging about excessive use of force, they will be put on a fast-track hearing within weeks and on a path to likely dismissal. We stand ready to work with the IOPC to make this happen. As Commissioner, I have been candid about the longstanding systemic, cultural, leadership and regulatory failings that have allowed misogyny, racism and a lack of public service ethos to put down deep roots."
Undercover footage captured serving Met officers calling for immigrants to be shot, reveling in the use of force and being dismissive of rape claims. The Metropolitan Police called the behaviours reprehensible and potentially criminal and apologised to those served. Officers shown will face fast-track hearings where there is incontrovertible evidence of racism, misogyny, anti-Muslim sentiment or bragging about excessive force, with cooperation from the IOPC and a path to likely dismissal. The force acknowledged longstanding systemic, cultural, leadership and regulatory failings that enabled misogyny, racism and a lack of public service ethos. An ongoing corruption clear-out has so far removed nearly 1,500 officers and staff.
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