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Baroness Casey was appointed to review the force's culture and standards after the abduction, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by serving police officer Wayne Couzens, in 2021.
During the course of her review, another Met officer, David Carrick, was convicted of a series of rapes, sexual offences and torture of women.
Baroness Casey says a "boys' club" culture is rife and the force could be dismantled if it does not improve.
Her year-long review condemns systemic failures, painting a picture of a deeply misogynistic, homophobic and racist police force.
The Met's Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley admitted "we have let Londoners down".
The report says leadership teams at the top of the Met have been in denial for decades, and there has been a systemic failure to root out discriminatory and bullying behaviour.
It says the force, the biggest in the UK, has failed to protect the public from officers who abuse women and Baroness Casey said she could not rule out more officers like Couzens and Carrick being in the Met.
Baroness Casey told the BBC that rape detectives are working with insufficient resources while "the guys that hold the firearms get any toy they want".
One officer told the review the Met's rape detection rates were now so low "you may as well say it is legal in London".
Sir Mark said "hundreds" of "problematic" officers have been identified since he took over the force, and said the report has to be "a new beginning".
Baroness Casey said the capital "no longer has a functioning neighbourhood policing service" and policing by consent was broken, especially for "communities of colour", who are "over-policed and under-protected".
www.bbc.com
Police forces in England and Wales have been accused of trying to “evade public scrutiny” after an Observer investigation found that the outcomes of dozens of officer misconduct cases have been deleted from their websites.
They include some of the most serious cases of criminality.
75% of the records are incomplete.
The Metropolitan police was one of the worst offenders. This newspaper found records of 31 officers dealing with misconduct hearings that occurred or were publicised during the period of late November to 16 March, roughly a quarter of the number listed nationwide. However, only 17 of those were still listed on the Met’s website on 16 March, when our analysis was carried out. The 14 purged or unreleased misconduct cases included many involving serious criminal misconduct, including that of serial rapist David Carrick.
www.theguardian.com
During the course of her review, another Met officer, David Carrick, was convicted of a series of rapes, sexual offences and torture of women.
Baroness Casey says a "boys' club" culture is rife and the force could be dismantled if it does not improve.
Her year-long review condemns systemic failures, painting a picture of a deeply misogynistic, homophobic and racist police force.
The Met's Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley admitted "we have let Londoners down".
The report says leadership teams at the top of the Met have been in denial for decades, and there has been a systemic failure to root out discriminatory and bullying behaviour.
It says the force, the biggest in the UK, has failed to protect the public from officers who abuse women and Baroness Casey said she could not rule out more officers like Couzens and Carrick being in the Met.
Baroness Casey told the BBC that rape detectives are working with insufficient resources while "the guys that hold the firearms get any toy they want".
One officer told the review the Met's rape detection rates were now so low "you may as well say it is legal in London".
Sir Mark said "hundreds" of "problematic" officers have been identified since he took over the force, and said the report has to be "a new beginning".
Baroness Casey said the capital "no longer has a functioning neighbourhood policing service" and policing by consent was broken, especially for "communities of colour", who are "over-policed and under-protected".
Met Police: Women and children failed by 'boys' club', review finds
The Met is institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic, Baroness Casey's damning report finds.
www.bbc.com
* Police in England and Wales ‘evading public scrutiny’ by deleting misconduct outcomes from websites
Observer investigation finds case of Met officer and serial rapist David Carrick among dozens removed from police websitesPolice forces in England and Wales have been accused of trying to “evade public scrutiny” after an Observer investigation found that the outcomes of dozens of officer misconduct cases have been deleted from their websites.
They include some of the most serious cases of criminality.
75% of the records are incomplete.
The Metropolitan police was one of the worst offenders. This newspaper found records of 31 officers dealing with misconduct hearings that occurred or were publicised during the period of late November to 16 March, roughly a quarter of the number listed nationwide. However, only 17 of those were still listed on the Met’s website on 16 March, when our analysis was carried out. The 14 purged or unreleased misconduct cases included many involving serious criminal misconduct, including that of serial rapist David Carrick.
Police in England and Wales ‘evading public scrutiny’ by deleting misconduct outcomes from websites
Observer investigation finds case of Met officer and serial rapist David Carrick among dozens removed from police websites
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