Met pledges to learn after IOPC rules on racial profiling

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Met pledges to learn after IOPC rules on racial profiling

A Met officer has been ordered to undertake reflective practice after the IOPC found he had racially profiled a driver.

Date - 5th May 2021
By - Chris Smith

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The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has ruled that a Metropolitan Police officer has a case to answer for misconduct due to bias concluding that he racially profiled a man during a stop and search. The IOPC investigation began in May...

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