UK police forces told to hunt rogue officers who ‘slipped through net’

David Carrick rape case prompts call for all officers to be checked against national police databases

UK police forces have been asked to check all officers and staff against national police databases to identify suspected misogynistic predators who have slipped through the net" in the wake of the David Carrick rape case, the Home Office has said.

The home secretary, Suella Braverman, has also asked the College of Policing to strengthen the statutory code of practice for police vetting, making the obligations all forces must legally follow stricter and clearer.