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The Metropolitan Police of the United Kingdom (UK) is expected to be heavily criticized for being racist, sexist and homophobic in a report, BBC said on Friday.
The findings of the draft report by Louise Casey, to be published on Tuesday, were "very serious" and would make for "bad reading," said the BBC report, citing a government source.
Casey was appointed to review the force's culture and standards after the murder of Sarah Everard by serving officer Wayne Couzens, according to the BBC report.
The Metropolitan Police is already facing a separate independent inquiry into how Couzens and the serial rapist officer David Carrick were able to become policemen and were not identified as threats to women.
The interim Casey review, published in October, found hundreds of Met officers had been getting away with such claims as sexual misconduct, misogyny, racism and homophobia.
James Harman, a senior Met commander, agreed that the force needs to do more, noting: "I recognize that we are in a bad place but we are committed and absolutely determined to turn that around and we are going to do so."
"I completely understand that people will often feel nervous or hesitant to report a crime committed by the police."
"The Home Secretary has been clear that culture and standards in policing must be raised in order to regain the trust and confidence of the public. We await the publication of Baroness Casey's full report," a Home Office spokesperson was quoted as saying.
(With input from agencies)
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