Met Police vetting failures allowed rapists and offenders into force, review finds

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Met Police vetting failures allowed rapists and offenders into force, review finds

A review has found that 131 officers and staff in the Metropolitan Police committed crimes or misconduct after they were not properly vetted.

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They include two serial rapists. David Carrick is one of the UK’s worst sex offenders.

And Cliff Mitchell was allowed to join the force in 2020 after a vetting panel overturned a decision to reject him because he’d previously been accused of raping a child.

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Date: January 8, 2026