A damning report found Scotland Yard is failing in a number of areas - three months after the force was put into special measures following a series of 'appalling mistakes', including the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving officer.
after"multiple, very significant failings" were found during an investigation into the 1987 axe murder of private detective Daniel Morgan, which remains unsolved.
There has also been criticism over the force's use of stop and search and how it deals with violent crime in the capital - with an investigation launched into the death ofTwo separate reviews of Scotland Yard are currently taking place including one to scrutinise the force's culture and an inquiry into the police career and conduct ofHMICFRS is also reviewing vetting procedures used by all police forces in England and Wales in the wake of Ms Everard's murder.
However, the watchdog praised Scotland Yard for the way it handled the Queen's funeral on Monday, which Sir Mark had described as aIt was also described as"good at preventing crime and anti-social behaviour" and hailed for developing"innovative techniques" to improve collecting evidence and identifying offenders.
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