The Met 'must improve' after a damning report found a series of failures
The Met has been sharply criticised in a report."Serious concerns" about the performance of the Met have been raised after an inspection found it to be "failing" in several areas.His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services said Scotland Yard must make urgent improvements after its findings were published.
Inspector of Constabulary Matt Parr said: "The Met must get better at how it responds to the public - currently, its call handling teams are unable to answer calls quickly enough. In addition, it isn't correctly documenting the decisions of victims to withdraw from an investigation or to accept an out-of-court disposal.
The HMICFRS report said: "We found that the high proportion of inexperienced staff and a lack of experienced tutors for detectives meant that supervisors were often teaching staff how to investigate crime rather than supervising them." "We want to remove as many hurdles as possible to make it easier for hardworking officers to fight crime, deliver justice and support victims."
"The Met, as the country's largest force, shoulders immense responsibility and recently played a critical role during the national period of mourning for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. It is essential that the professionalism shown over the past few weeks is replicated in all they do to keep the public safe."
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