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Met Police Vetting Failures Let Over 130 Officers Commit Crimes

The Metropolitan Police failed to properly vet over 130 officers, allowing them to commit crimes.
The Met blamed the vetting lapses partly on pressure to meet government recruitment targets.
Crimes committed by unvetted officers included rape, drug use, violent attacks, and affray.

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Victims Commissioner on Grok, court backlogs and failures in police vetting

The Met Police failed to vet thousands of officers and staff in a bid to speed up recruitment and improve diversity, a review has found.

19 hours ago·London, United Kingdom

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Liberation

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Thousands of London Police Officers Have Been Recruited without Proper Controls, Reveals an Internal Report

Among the officers whose applications should have been rejected had the procedures been respected, dozens of them subsequently committed offences or crimes, notes the London Metropolitan Police on Thursday.

1 day ago·Paris, France

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The South African

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8 January 2026: 'Serial rapists kept MET jobs after vetting failure' and other world headlines

Here are all the stories that made the headlines on front pages of newspapers worldwide on Thursday, 8 January 2026. Have a read ...

1 day ago·Johannesburg, South Africa

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LBC

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Serial rapist Metropolitan Police officer allowed to join the force 'because of drive to improve diversity'

A review published on Thursday found that thousands of police officers and staff were not properly checked amid pressure during a national recruitment drive from July 2019 to March 2023.

1 day ago·London, United Kingdom

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