Sir Mark Rowley resolves to use the Casey Report to further reform of the Met Police

The Metropolitan Police want to use the Casey Report to help them bring about further reforms to the service and its conduct. 

Baroness Casey of Blackstock has published her 363-page report into the culture and standards of the Met Police, which she was commissioned to write after the abduction, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by serving police officer Wayne Couzens, in 2021. 

The report finds a litany of issues within London's police service, including a "boy's club" culture where racism, homophobia, and misogyny is rife, and the Met Police's Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has said that this report needs to be used to make further changes. 

Sir Rowley said: "This report sparks feelings of shame and anger but it also increases our resolve. 

"I am proud of those people, our officers and staff, whose passion for policing and determination to reform moved them to share their experiences with such honesty. 

"This is, in many ways, their report. It must be a catalyst for police reform. 

"This report needs to lead to meaningful change. If it only leads to pillory and blame of the exceptional majority of officers then only criminals will benefit. 

"We need it to galvanise Londoners, the dedicated police majority and politicians to coalesce around reform and the renewal of policing by consent for the 21st century." 

Sir Rowley published his draft of The Turnaround Plan in January, detailing how he intends to achieve his mission of More Trust, Less Crime and High Standards. 

Sir Mark said: "Our Turnaround Plan is already building momentum across the Met. 

"I am reassured that a number of issues highlighted by Baroness Casey – our service to victims, rebuilding neighbourhood policing and how we protect the most vulnerable for example – are priorities we too had identified. 

"Baroness Casey's insights, alongside feedback from the public, will greatly influence the next version. 

"We know that the challenges ahead of us are not simple, but we have tens of thousands of inspiring and hard-working officers and staff and we will be determined and relentless in taking them on. 

"I am confident we will succeed."