Inspectors have raised serious concerns about how the Metropolitan Police investigates crime and manages known abusers, with one high-risk offender having not been successfully visited since 2017.
His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services graded the Met's performance across eight areas of policing and found the force requires improvement in five areas and was inadequate in two areas - investigating crime and managing offenders and suspects.
The force's investigations suffer from inconsistent decision-making and arguments, with inexperienced officers trying to manage more than 25 crimes at once, according to the report.
The Met was put in special measures by the policing watchdog in June 2022 over systemic problems, following scandals including the abduction, rape, and murder of Sarah Everard.
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