Problems 'not a few bad apples', says acting Met Police commissioner
Acting Met Commissioner Sir Stephen House has admitted cultural problems in the force are "not a few bad apples".Dame Cressida quit after losing the confidence of the Mayor of London.
Her resignation came after a number of scandals - including the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving officer. Other damaging scandals included offensive messages exchanged by a team at Charing Cross and the strip-search of a black teenage girl at school.Giving evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee on Wednesday Sir Stephen was asked by MPs if it was just a "few bad people" within the Met.
He replied: "People have talked about a few bad apples, quite clearly that's not the situation at all, it's not a few bad apples. "You can't simply say that Wayne Couzens and a couple of other people have done something wrong - that's been the spearhead of the problem, I would suggest.Image source,Police forces in England and Wales are trying to recruit 20,000 officers by next year to replace jobs cut during austerity measures.The force needs to attract 40,000 applicants in the next year to replace officers who leave as well as attracting 1,800 new starters, Sir Stephen explained.
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