Baroness Casey Review: Humberside Police vow misogyny ‘will not be tolerated’

‘WE WILL NOT STAND FOR IT’: Humberside Police Deputy Chief Constable Paul Anderson

By Rick Lyon

Humberside Police have vowed misogyny in the force “will not be tolerated”, following Baroness Louise Casey’s damning review of the Metropolitan Police.

Baroness Casey found the Met to be institutionally sexist, racist and homophobic and in need of radical reform, after carrying out a year-long investigation.

She also said a “root and branch” review of policing is needed across the whole country, as the issues are not restricted just to the Met.

Baroness Casey launched her review in the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard by the then police officer Wayne Couzens in March 2021.

Met officer David Carrick was also revealed to be a serial sex offender in January this year, prompting Humberside Police Chief Constable Lee Freeman to write an open letter to everyone in his force calling for them to help “restore public trust and confidence” in policing.

Now, following the publication of the Baroness Casey Review, Humberside Deputy Chief Constable Paul Anderson has moved to reassure the public in Hull and the East Riding that any behaviour that falls short of the force’s high standards will not be accepted.

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It comes after Sky News yesterday reported an anonymous serving Humberside officer claimed misogyny was a major issue in the force, describing the problem as “a monster”.

“Misogynistic behaviour will not be tolerated,” said Mr Anderson. “We will not accept it and we will not stand for it. Anyone who fails to meet these fundamental standards has no place in Humberside Police.

“There is an existing robust process in place managed through our Professional Standards Department to put an end to any type of misogyny in our force, and anyone who exhibits any form of misogynistic or discriminatory behaviour will be held accountable for their actions.

“Our own organisation and everyone working for us should be completely free from subjection to objectification, lewd and sexist comments and misogynistic actions and behaviours.

“Our Chief Constable stated in his open letter which was sent to every employee within the force in January this year that we are not immune from having our own instances of unacceptable conduct, and whilst our finalised criminal and misconduct cases are testament to our robust approach in tackling these issues head-on, we must all do more to restore police legitimacy, trust and confidence.

“We are internally communicating with all officers and staff in regards to sexual harassment and have launched our Knowing the Line campaign to raise awareness and to fully encourage reports, whether personal or witnessed, to be made to our Professional Standards Department.

“We will fully support any employee who has been subjected to any form of discriminatory behaviour and we will leave no stone unturned to ensure those bringing policing into disrepute, and who are eroding public trust and confidence, are dealt with.”