Met police to face ‘Casey 2’ inquiry after recent scandals

Gillian Fairfield to lead review as critics say nothing has changed since 2023 report found systemic discrimination

The Metropolitan police are to face a new inquiry into whether they have radically changed after a devastating report found the force was riddled with prejudice and failing the public, the Guardian has learned.

The “Casey 2” inquiry was supposed to have been launched earlier this year but has been delayed. It is a follow-up to the review by Louise Casey that in 2023 found the Met to be institutionally racist and misogynistic, and concluded that Britain’s largest police force could be broken up if it failed to change.