Responding to the Excessive Court docket ruling on 11 February 2025 denying the Met Police the precise to dismiss a police officer whose vetting had been withdrawn, Sue Harper, Director of Home Abuse and Sexual Violence Prevention at Hestia mentioned:
“This ruling highlights a harmful hole within the legislation which must be resolved. The place particular person law enforcement officials pose a danger, it’s deeply regarding for all of us – together with victim-survivors – to listen to that police forces presently wouldn’t have enough energy to behave on this and make sure the security of the general public.
“We urge the federal government to fastidiously think about the suggestions from the Angiolini Inquiry and Baroness Casey’s evaluate, and to hearken to the voices of survivors to make sure that police forces have the power to take swift motion and restore the general public’s belief.”
