Protection Command
About Protection Command
The Protection Command is one of the Commands within the Specialist Operations directorate of London's Metropolitan Police Service.
Colindale: Second arrest in search for at-risk missing mother
... Det Supt Lewis Basford, who leads the Met s public Protection Command in the east London area, said: " We are making significant progress in our investigation but we remain extremely concerned about the welfare of Jamie-Leigh and her children, one of whom is less than one month old...
1,000 Met Police officers suspended or on restricted duties
... Officers said around one in three staff had been cleared out of the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, the elite team in which Couzens and Carrick served...
Metropolitan Police: Ex-officers charged over racist WhatsApp posts
... The officers served in various parts of the force but all spent time in the Diplomatic Protection Group, now known as the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command...
Man charged with stalking MP and impersonating police officer
... " Our officers have acted swiftly to identify, arrest and charge a man in relation to this incident after it was reported to us, " said Ch Supt Elisabeth Chapple, who leads the Met Police s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, " I d like to thank the teams involved for their fast action and hard work on this case...
David Carrick: More shocking cases may follow, Braverman warns
... The 48-year-old, who was an armed officer in the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, used his role to instil fear in his victims...
David Carrick: Metropolitan Police sack serial rapist police officer
... He served as an armed officer in London with the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command and was suspended from duty when he was arrested in October 2021...
Met Police officer David Carrick faces further nine sex offence charges
... Those charges were: Mr Carrick worked as part of the Met s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command and has been suspended from duty...
Wayne Couzens appears in court on flashing charges
... The former armed officer with the Met s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, has already pleaded not guilty to four separate counts of indecent exposure...
David Carrick: More shocking cases may follow, Braverman warns
By James GregoryBBC News
More shocking cases involving police officers may emerge, The home secretary warns after Met officer David Carrick admitted he was a serial rapist.
Suella Braverman urged police forces to " Double Down " on their efforts to root out corrupt officers and reform police vetting processes.
But Labour said ministers had failed to heed repeated calls for reform.
Carrick was after admitting to dozens of rape and sexual offences against 12 women over decades.
The 48-year-old, who was an armed officer in The Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, used his role to instil fear in his victims.
He relating to a 40-year-old woman in 2003, at Southwark Crown Court on Monday.
Carrick had already pleaded guilty to 43 charges, including 20 counts of rape, in December.
Ms Braverman told MPs that Monday was a " dark day" for British policing and The Metropolitan Police .
" It is intolerable for them [The Victims ] to have suffered as they have, " She Said , in a statement to The House of Commons after his formal dismissal.
" They were manipulated and isolated and subjected to horrific abuse.
" For anyone to have gone through such torment is harrowing, but for it to have happened at The Hands of someone they entrusted to keep people safe is almost beyond comprehension, " she added.
She Said she had been " encouraged" by The Work Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley had already undertaken to " root out officers not fit to wear The badge" before warning More cases could soon emerge.
" It is vital that The Metropolitan Police and other forces Double Down on their efforts to root out corrupt officers. This may mean More shocking cases come to light in The short-term, " She Said .
The home secretary announced an internal review into police dismissals to make sure The System was fair and effective at removing officers not fit to serve.
" Bureaucracy and process appear to have prevailed over ethics and Common Sense , " She Said .
She added that The case would now also be considered in The , which was Set Up to look into The Abduction , rape and murder of Sarah Everard by Wayne Couzens.
But Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper accused The government of failing to address " appalling failures in The Police vetting and misconduct processes".
" Her statement is very weak and it shows a serious lack of leadership on something that is so grave and affects confidence in policing as well as serious crimes, " she added.
Earlier, Sir Mark Rowley apologised for The failings of The Met Police and said opportunities to remove Carrick from policing were missed.
" We have failed. And I'm sorry. He should not have been a Police Officer , " He Said .
In an, he admitted he could not promise women that Met Police officers to whom they report crimes were not themselves a sex offender.
He Said most of his officers were " fantastic" but warned there were some who should not be in The Met he had to " identify and get rid of".
He has previously said The
Source of news: bbc.com
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