Braverman orders check of every officer

POLICE forces are to check the background of every officer and member of staff against national policing databases in the wake of the David Carrick scandal.

Suella Braverman, the Home Secretary, ordered the sweep to ensure no corrupt officers have “slipped through the net”.

She also demanded that the statutory code for vetting should be strengthened to ensure police faced “stricter and clearer” checks including employment history, financial status and social media. Rishi Sunak told MPS that the police must address the failings and ensure public safety after the “truly sickening abuse of power” by the Metropolitan Police officer.

“There will be no place to hide for those who use their position to intimidate women and girls or who have failed to act to reprimand and remove those people from office,” the Prime Minister said.

Mr Sunak last night met Sir Mark Rowley, the Met commissioner, for what he said were “constructive” talks in which he “made clear” that the “abuse of power we’ve seen this week” needs to be “addressed immediately”.