A petition with more than 50,000 signatures calling for police officers and staff accused of violence against women and girls to be suspended while claims are investigated has been delivered to Downing Street by a women’s charity.
Refuge took the document to Westminster on Thursday, a year to the day since a damning review by Baroness Louise Casey found that Britain’s largest police force is institutionally racist, homophobic and misogynistic.
The charity, which supports victims of domestic abuse, submitted the document as part of its Remove the Rot campaign.
Under current procedures, there is no obligation for police forces to suspend officers or staff being investigated for allegations of violence against women and girls.