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Jo Farrell, chief constable of Police Scotland, announced that up to 50 serving officers are currently suspended due to allegations of violence against women and girls. This comes after recent convictions of former police officers found guilty of serious sexual offenses. The article highlights a review underway regarding the handling of cases like that of Alan Greer, a serial rapist who died by suicide in May, to determine if there were gaps in the vetting process allowing his offending to continue. Farrell also mentioned plans to re-vet approximately 8,000 officers under new regulations introduced after Sarah Everard's murder.
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The chief constable of Police Scotland, Jo Farrell, announced that up to 50 serving officers are suspended amid allegations of violence against women and girls. This comes after a series of convictions of former police officers for sexual offenses. Alan Greer, one such officer who was exposed as a serial rapist following his suicide in May at age 47, has led to an internal review by Police Scotland to investigate any missed opportunities or flaws in the vetting process that may have allowed such behavior to persist. The BBC's disclosure investigation revealed Greer had attacked and attempted to murder women over 14 years, despite having two reports of criminal behavior against women on his record prior to joining Strathclyde Police in 2009. Farrell stated that approximately 8,000 officers still need to be "re-vetted" following a recent change in regulations aimed at ensuring stricter background checks for all police personnel.
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The chief constable of Police Scotland has said up to 50 serving officers are currently suspended over allegations of violence against women and girls.
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Jo Farrell said she expected more would face sanctions over their behaviour following a spate of former officers being convicted for sexual offences.
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Farrell said a review into the handling of the case of police officer Alan Greer – who was exposed as a serial rapist after taking his own life – was under way.
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She added about 8,000 officers were still to be "re-vetted" for their roles after a change in regulations earlier this year.
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A BBC disclosure investigation found Greer repeatedly attacked and attempted to murder women over a 14-year period.
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Further inquiries uncovered that Greer had passed vetting checks to join what was then Strathclyde Police in 2009, despite having two reports of criminal behaviour against women on his record.
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Greer took his own life in May at the age of 47.
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Farrell said the scope of the review, parts of which would be made public, would identify whether gaps in the vetting process contributed to Greer's offending being allowed to continue.
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"It is an ongoing investigation, but it is also subject to an independent review to find out whether there were any opportunities to identify his offending earlier and whether there is any learning from that," she told BBC Scotland.
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"What is important is that we get that independent review, that colleagues elsewhere in the United Kingdom are looking at that case to identify whether there were any opportunities that were missed."
Greer is one of three former officers to be exposed as rapists this year.
In July, Cameron Ross was jailed for 10 years after he was found guilty of raping two women and threatened to kill another in Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis, and in Inverness over a 10-year period.
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Ross, 39, has since launched an appeal against both his conviction and his sentence.
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Last month, former police sergeant Campbell Petrie, 50, was found guilty of a series of sex attacks on women between 2006 and 2023.
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Petrie - who was first arrested following a complaint by one of his victims 17 years ago – was convicted of two counts of rape and a number of other charges including physical and sexual abuse towards two women in Glasgow.
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He was suspended by Police Scotland after being charged with the offences in December 2023 but retired from the force two years later.
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Another officer, Jay Skivington, 24, was sentenced in October to 160 hours of unpaid work and given five-year non-harassment order for violent offences against a woman.
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Farrell said that between 300 and 400 officers had now been revetted as part of new rules brought in following the murder of Sarah Everard by Met Police officer Wayne Couzens.
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She said the rules would make it easier to "exit people" found to be unsuitable to serve in the force.
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So for the first time, if an officer fails their vetting, they can be exited from policing," she said.
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Farrell added: "My focus is on identifying where there is wrongdoing, criminality, particularly in relation to violence against women and girls and if that has been committed by our officers and our staff, that we identify it and we ensure that those people feel the full force of the law."
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