Hundreds of police officers who slipped through the net reprimanded in wake of Sarah Everard murder

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of police officers are being investigated in the wake of Sarah Everard’s murder – with nine staff facing criminal probes. A total of 461 officers and police staff who slipped through the net are being criminally investigated, revetted or facing disciplinary proceedings after being identified in a mass screening of police employees across the country – although campaigners have suggested the relatively low numbers “simply don’t stack up”. It requires institutional reform.” open image in gallery Sarah Everard was raped and killed as she walked home in south London on 3 March 2021 The 461 officers were flagged in the nationwide checks of 307,452 officers, the largest-ever integrity screening exercise undertaken by police, led by the National Police Chiefs’ Council. “I hope that it gives further reassurance to communities, and to colleagues in policing, that the overwhelming majority of the workforce can be trusted, and that if you are involved in wrongdoing, there is no place to hide.” open image in gallery David Carrick was unmasked as one of the UK’s worst sex offenders last year when he was convicted of 49 offences including 24 rapes The review also unearthed 400 cases where officers, staff or volunteers had been victims of or witnesses to a crime not previously known about by their employer.