An inspection of the London police force, led by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS), examined 244 investigations into child exploitation and rated more than half of them as “inadequate”.
Just 43 were deemed to be “good”, according to the report, which states that “the force can’t fully understand the nature and scale of child exploitation in London”.
The report finds that “the force often uses officers and staff to investigate child exploitation who don’t have the necessary skills or knowledge to do this effectively” with there being “missed opportunities to identify suspects and disrupt their activity, and to carry out evidence-led prosecutions”.
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