Met chief 'can see why women don't trust police'

"I can give the reassurance that we're doing everything possible to avoid people who are a risk to anybody - women and children or otherwise - joining the organisation or staying in this organisation. We've got lots of evidence that we've rooted out a lot of the problem from the organisation. That's why 1,500 people have been forced out."

"We haven't got to the point where every woman is going to say 'I completely, without question, trust the Met police'. This [was] a horrific incident, of course that's going to live longer in memory. And what I'm seeking to do is say I can see that we're making progress, and people are noticing that. But they should expect more of us."

"Several ghastly cases of police officers committing awful offences against women were bound to affect people's trust in the UK's biggest police force. More women are reporting allegations to the police, but rebuilding trust in London would take time."

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley acknowledged the justified concerns women have about trusting the force, citing multiple cases of police officers committing serious offences against women. He stated that 1,500 people have been removed from the organization since 2022, many for inappropriate behaviour towards women. Rowley emphasized efforts to prevent individuals posing risks to women and children from joining or remaining in the force. He recognized that rebuilding trust will require time and that complete confidence has not yet been achieved. Women's charities, however, contend that trust in policing remains in crisis. This statement marked the fifth anniversary of Sarah Everard's murder by serving officer Wayne Couzens in 2019.

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