A women's charity, Refuge, has delivered a petition with over 50,000 signatures to Downing Street, urging the automatic suspension of police officers and staff accused of violence against women and girls while claims are investigated. This action aligns with the broader call from several sources, including BBC News and London Live, for immediate suspension of accused personnel to restore public trust. The petition, initiated by Sophie Parrish and highlighted by Channel 4 News, underscores a growing concern over police accountability and the safety of women and children. Concurrently, efforts to improve the Metropolitan Police's response to such allegations are noted, with Sir Mark Rowley responding to the Home Office Accountability Review. Mayor Sadiq Khan also acknowledged the need for ongoing reform within the Met Police, a year after the publication of the Baroness Casey Review.
I firmly believe the route to improving trust and confidence in the Met Police runs through good neighbourhood Policing. At a recent Mayor's Question Time I asked @SadiqKhan about how he was working to recruit and retain good officers. https://t.co/B5MIo5WlO3
Link to sign petition started by the incredibly brave Sophie Parrish, as reported by @cathynewman and @Channel4News this evening. Please sign this extremely important petition. Not one woman or child is safe from this exploitation. https://t.co/RtIPI9OkyN
Police officers suspected of on-duty offences to be dealt with faster, Home Office says https://t.co/PcnqOeC6qL
"The public expect officers to act decisively to keep them safe but slow, unfair and ineffective accountability has damaged their confidence to do so." 🔽 Sir Mark Rowley has responded to the Home Office Accountability Review and the report into the IOPC https://t.co/6kN8yF8YyR
A year on from the publication of the Baroness Casey Review, we’re starting to see progress in how the Met Police service is changing. But there’s still a long way to go. I won’t be satisfied until all Londoners have the police service they deserve. https://t.co/vzRPRwUSjR
A women's charity has called for all police officers and staff accused of violence against women and girls to be automatically suspended while claims are investigated. https://t.co/cIFczqRhfy
A women's charity has called for all police officers and staff accused of violence against women and girls to be automatically suspended while claims are investigated. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/sjErsIcbzs
A petition with more than 50,000 signatures calling for police officers and staff accused of violence against women and girls to be suspended while claims are investigated has been delivered to Downing Street by a women’s charity. Refuge took the document to Westminster on… https://t.co/IjHyyOeTNS
Suspend officers accused of abusing women - charity https://t.co/BaIVh4D5jA
Call for suspension of all police and staff accused of violence against women https://t.co/BnjDE3CHZJ