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HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewThe hon. Lady is right to talk about leadership training; that is why I work closely with the College of Policing to ensure we have a better programme of preparation for the next…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewMy right hon. Friend makes an important point about the quality of accountability. The report identified a dysfunctional relationship between the force and the Mayor’s Office for…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewIt is exactly because we accept that there have been problems with the investigation and prosecution of rape that the Government commissioned the end-to-end rape review, which…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I pay tribute to her leadership in respect of positive change and improving police standards when she was in this role. I do back Sir…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewOn improving standards, I have launched a review of the dismissals process. We wait for that to conclude, and on the back of that we will take action, legislative if necessary, to…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on Baroness Casey’s review of the Metropolitan police. I wish to put on record my thanks to Baroness Casey for…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewI must say that I am disappointed by the right hon. Lady’s tone. Today is not a day for crass political point scoring; it is a day for serious and sober consideration of the Met’s…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the devastating stories of misconduct, inappropriate behaviour, discrimination and poor standards. No one is denying that. Baroness…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that standards need to improve and that doing more of the same is not acceptable. Ultimately, independent scrutiny is provided for by the Mayor…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewIt is clear just from the examples to which the right hon. Lady refers and from this report that all the behaviour, including instances of racism, homophobia and misogyny, is…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewI am afraid that the hon. Lady needs to direct some of her criticism towards the person who is directly responsible for the performance of the Met: that is, unfortunately, her…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewThe turnaround plan deals specifically with how to institute a better framework so that people who are on the receiving end of unacceptable behaviour can report incidents in the…21 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend knows my position on that issue. He also knows about the guidance we have issued on the policing of non-crime hate incidents. He will note from the announcement…20 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am proud of this Government’s track record on reducing crime and increasing the number of police officers. Since 2010, violent crime is down, robbery is down, neighbourhood…20 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI regret the tone that the shadow Home Secretary adopts when it comes to Rwanda. I encourage her to ditch her outdated and ignorant views on our friends in Rwanda. When it comes…20 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that my hon. Friend has been a powerful advocate on this subject, as well as on the issue of dangerous weapons, and I pay tribute to her for her brilliant work. The…20 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsLike the public, I want common-sense policing focused on keeping people safe and driving down crime. The disproportionate recording of non-crime hate incidents must not be used to…20 Mar 2023HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourIt really is, isn’t it, Mr Speaker? May I point out that Labour-run Croydon Council has just cut the graffiti cleaning team? Will the hon. Lady just give us some advice on how…20 Mar 2023HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourIt is thanks to this Government’s commitment to increasing the number of police officers that we will have many more resources on the frontline in forces throughout the country to…20 Mar 2023HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourI am pleased that Northumbria’s police and crime commissioner has received just under £3.9 million from the Government through safer streets to date. That has included £3.5…20 Mar 2023