Revealed: Hundreds of police officers who slipped through net reprimanded in wake of Sarah Everard’s murder
Hundreds of police officers are being investigated in the wake of Sarah Everard’s murder – with nine staff facing criminal probes.
A total of 461 officers and police staff who slipped through the net are being criminally investigated, revetted or facing disciplinary proceedings after being identified in a mass screening of police employees across the country - although campaigners have suggested the relatively low numbers “simply don’t stack up”.
Nine – including five police officers and four members of police staff – are facing criminal inquiries, including over alleged sexual offences, theft, drugs offences and fraud.
Meanwhile, some 88 are facing disciplinary investigations and have been referred to the police watchdog or a professional standards body. One officer is
