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Black children in England and Wales almost eight times more likely to be strip-searched than white peers – report

case of Child Q](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/mar/16/met-officers-under-investigation-over-strip-search-of-girl-at-london-school), the Black 15-year-old schoolgirl who was strip-searched while menstruating by police officers. Last summer, a [disciplinary panel found two officers had committed gross misconduct

Police sent personal details to the wrong person, says alleged Al Fayed victim

Metropolitan Police officer and four former officers were being investigated for potential misconduct over the handling of reports of sexual abuse made against Mohamed Al Fayed. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said

Serving Met officer and four ex-officers investigated for handling of Al Fayed allegations

Metropolitan Police Officer and four former officers are being investigated for potential misconduct over the handling of reports of sexual abuse made against Mohamed Al Fayed. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said

Henry Nowak's death raises more questions about UK policing and race

Metropolitan Police to properly investigate the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993. In 2022, IOPC found evidence of highly discriminatory messages being exchanged between Met officers. A year later, Dame Louise Casey's investigation

Met investigates hundreds of officers after using Palantir AI tool

Metropolitan police](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/metropolitan-police) have launched investigations into hundreds of officers after using an AI tool built by the controversial tech company Palantir to root out rogue cops. The software was deployed

MPs raise concerns about police investigations into Al Fayed abuse claims

officers are being investigated for potential misconduct over the handling of reports of sexual abuse made against Al Fayed. The group of MPs has written to the Met's directorate of professional standards

US won’t give unredacted Epstein documents to UK police without lengthy formal request

Metropolitan police is investigating the former Labour grandee Peter Mandelson for misconduct in public office over claims he passed on sensitive information while a cabinet minister to Epstein. Both men have been arrested and released

Watch: Reporter told to pose as gay for asylum claim

Metropolitan Police said a 72-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Politics](/news/videos/c5y627gx8gko) [ ## Joining

Gordon Brown says he queried Andrew’s ‘unacceptable costs’ as trade envoy

misconduct in public office as police investigated his dealings with the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He has been released under investigation and has denied any wrongdoing. Police had been assessing allegations that Mountbatten

Mandelson files: What you need to know

case was progressing. There are details of diplomatic steps taken to win over US President Donald Trump, including a plan to present him with a mock red box, the iconic briefcase used by British government

Video that police denied existed shows woman pinned down

Metropolitan Police six months earlier, which included highly intrusive footage of her using a custody toilet. Both forces declined to comment due to ongoing damages claims for more than £3m, though in its civil defence