Daniel Morgan murder: Met anti-corruption measures ‘dire’, damning report finds

Official watchdog says force's ability to tackle corruption is fundamentally flawed'

Measures taken by the Metropolitan police to tackle corruption are fundamentally flawed" and dire", with continued failings down to arrogance, secrecy and lethargy, a devastating independent report has said.

The report from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services was ordered after an independent panel criticised the Met for failings over the Daniel Morgan murder, where corruption hampered the hunt for the killers of the private detective.

Failed to properly supervise more than 100 recruits with criminal convictions or criminal connections, to lessen the risk they may pose. Those convictions include handling stolen goods, possession of drugs, assault and theft.

The Met does not know if staff in highly sensitive posts, such as child protection, major crime investigation, and informant handling, are vetted to the right level.

More than 2,000 warrant cards issued to former officers who are now not entitled to hold them are unaccounted for.

Monitoring of IT systems, which helps identify potentially corrupt staff, remains weaker than it should be.

Hundreds of items such as drugs, cash and exhibits are missing, with the arrangements and policies for keeping them safe branded as dire". The security code for a store was written on its door at one police station.