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Labour announces plan for all police to have violence against women training

Source: PA Media

Labour has said it will introduce compulsory violence against women and girls training for every police officer in the aftermath of inquiry findings into Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens.

The Opposition party is also promising an overhaul of vetting procedures to bar anyone with a history of domestic abuse or sexual offending from joining the police, while ensuring rogue officers are rooted out of forces.

, the shadow home secretary, said there is an “urgent need” for “wholesale changes” to restore public confidence in policing

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