Following the publication of an inquiry into Wayne Couzens, police forces are set to overhaul how reports of indecent exposure are handled, after it was revealed that Couzens remained an officer despite eight reports of indecent exposure, an attempted knifepoint kidnapping, and allegations of rape. The inquiry's findings highlight systemic and cultural issues within the police forces, as noted by Sadiq Khan, and reveal the Met's misogyny enabled Couzens to murder Sarah Everard. Home Secretary James Cleverly addressed the Commons, emphasizing the severity of the oversight and the necessity for stringent measures to ensure individuals unfit for police duty are effectively removed. The inquiry into the murder of Sarah Everard by Couzens has prompted calls for a radical overhaul of police recruitment processes.
'It is apalling that reports of indecent exposure by Couzens were not taken sufficiently seriously by the police' Home Secretary @JamesCleverly makes a statement in the Commons on the findings of the inquiry into the murder of Sarah Everard https://t.co/gfKrHUk7um https://t.co/Y8wAUljJpR
Responding to findings of Sarah Everard inquiry, Home Secretary James Cleverly tells MPs: "Anyone who is not fit to wear [police] uniform for whatever reason, must be removed from policing and every effort must be made to ensure that some people never join"
Wayne Couzens continued to serve as an officer despite eight reports of indecent exposure, an attempted knifepoint kidnapping and the rape of two further women https://t.co/zAshJaKup9
Wayne Couzens should never have been a police officer and there needs to be a "radical overhaul" of police recruitment an inquiry into the rape and murder of Sarah Everard has found Read more🔗 https://t.co/qHjw32T9Ae
Sadiq Khan blasts ‘systemic, cultural’ issues among police forces that allowed Wayne Couzens to remain as an officer https://t.co/wO0gelBlpQ
Allegations of rape & attempted knifepoint kidnapping before Couzens joined the Met, allegations of rape when he was an officer, and still he was allowed to go on. The Met's misogyny enabled him to murder Sarah Everard. How can it ever be trusted again? https://t.co/FImToTczpc
Police forces are to overhaul the way reports of indecent exposure are treated as the damning findings of an inquiry into Wayne Couzens are published. @JamesCleverly @CPhilpOfficial @SuellaBraverman https://t.co/fHnFVPOFRK https://t.co/kbpamQBIBA