In her independent review of standards of behaviour and internal
culture of the Met, Baroness Casey concluded that the Met is
institutionally racist, sexist, and homophobic, and required
radical transformation to restore public trust and
legitimacy.[1]
A recent BBC Panorama undercover documentary showed Met officers
at Charing Cross police station making sexualised comments,
displaying misogynistic attitudes, expressing racist,
anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim views, and engaging in excessive
use of force.
The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) is responsible
for oversight of the Met, and therefore has a responsibility to
oversee the cultural changes necessary following the Casey
review.
The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee
will meet tomorrow to question guests on the
effectiveness of MOPAC's oversight of cultural change within the
Met, following further incidents of racism and sexism within the
Met.
The guests are:
Panel one (10:00-approx 11:15)
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David Spencer, Head of Crime and Justice,
Policy Exchange
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Chief Constable Gavin Stephens, Chair,
National Police Chiefs' Council
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Andy George, President, National Black Police
Association
Panel two (approx. 11:20-12:20)
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Mirren Gidda, Chair, Tower Hamlets Community
Monitoring Group
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Collet Hunter, Vice-Chair, Lewisham Safer
Neighbourhood Board
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Ian Weatherley, Chair, Havering Community
Monitoring Group
The meeting will take place on Wednesday
14 January
2026 from 10am in the
Chamber at City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, E16 1ZE.
Media and members of the public are invited to
attend.
The meeting can also be viewed LIVE or later
via webcast or YouTube.
Follow us @LondonAssembly.
Notes to editors:
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Baroness Casey Review Final
Report, March 2023
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Susan Hall AM, Deputy
Chairman of the Police and Crime Committee, is available for
interview.
- Find out more about the work of the Police and Crime
Committee.
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Read the agenda in full.
