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Restoring public trust and confidence in the Metropolitan Police Service

The timing of the recent resignation of Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick surprised many, but the damage done to public trust by a series of controversies over the previous 15 months meant the decision was far from a shock; Mark Cooper, who developed and ran the first PEEL Police Legitimacy inspections for what is now HMICFRS, explains why – and what the next Met Commissioner can do to restore confidence in the force.

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