The police inspectorate says the force must make 'urgent improvements' by the end of the year.
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services found the Met's approach to child protection needed "immediate attention", especially for children who go missing or are at risk of exploitation.The Met said it was "deeply concerned".
It found the Met was failing children in care who go missing, was ineffective assessing the risk of sexual exploitation, used "victim-blaming language" and was slow to respond "if at all" to reports of runaways from local authority homes. "Children who go missing, or are at risk of exploitation, are some of the most vulnerable in society. It is therefore concerning that the Metropolitan Police's current approach to child protection requires immediate attention.The watchdog said by 31 December the Met Police should make sure:
Commander Kevin Southworth, the lead for public protection at the Met, said he was "deeply concerned by the HMICFRS' findings that show that too often we are letting them down".
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