Louise Casey, the government official who recently published a damning report on the Met’s handling of misconduct cases, has written to Suella Braverman, the home secretary, asking for a review of the Carrick case.
Baroness Casey’s report found that up to 60 per cent of allegations of misconduct made against Met staff resulted in a “no response decision”.
It also found that the force’s threshold for deciding when it could sack officers was set too high, meaning many of those guilty of crimes such as repeat sex offenders were allowed to stay in the force.
Ed Davey, the Liberal Democrat leader, said an urgent review of the wrongdoing in the Carrick case was needed, adding: “For the sake of his victims and survivors, there must be an inquiry into how the alarm bells and red flags were ignored in a case like this. Without swift action, the public will not regain confidence in the police.
Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, also said urgent reform was needed to restore confidence in the police.
She said: “The next Labor Government will introduce new national mandatory standards for vetting, checks and misconduct. We urgently need action to raise standards and restore confidence in the vital work the police do.
Despite pressure on Sir Mark to make swift and significant changes to the Met, a Home Office source insisted he had the support of the Home Secretary, saying: “We fully support the commissioner in his work to reform the force.”
On Wednesday, Ms Braverman will set out detailed plans to review ways in which police disciplinary procedures can be streamlined to make it easier for chief constables to fire corrupt and underperforming officers.
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