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| Police Scotland chief who quit over car crash deaths joins Met | Police Scotland chief who quit over car crash deaths joins Met |
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| Sir Stephen House tasked with improving disclosure of evidence after collapse of rape cases | Sir Stephen House tasked with improving disclosure of evidence after collapse of rape cases |
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| Wed 14 Feb 2018 12.30 GMT | Wed 14 Feb 2018 12.30 GMT |
| Last modified on Wed 14 Feb 2018 22.00 GMT | |
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| A former police chief who resigned after a woman was left critically injured in a car wreck for three days is being brought to Scotland Yard to tackle disclosure of evidence. | A former police chief who resigned after a woman was left critically injured in a car wreck for three days is being brought to Scotland Yard to tackle disclosure of evidence. |
| Sir Stephen House left Police Scotland in 2015 after outrage over the deaths of Lamara Bell, 25, and her partner John Yuill, 28, who lay undiscovered in the vehicle near Stirling despite a call from a member of the public. Bell was still alive when officers found her, but later died. | Sir Stephen House left Police Scotland in 2015 after outrage over the deaths of Lamara Bell, 25, and her partner John Yuill, 28, who lay undiscovered in the vehicle near Stirling despite a call from a member of the public. Bell was still alive when officers found her, but later died. |
| House had faced previous criticism over his decision to put armed officers on routine patrols and large-scale use of consensual stop-and-search. | House had faced previous criticism over his decision to put armed officers on routine patrols and large-scale use of consensual stop-and-search. |
| On Wednesday, Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan police commissioner, announced that House would start work in London on 5 March. | On Wednesday, Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan police commissioner, announced that House would start work in London on 5 March. |
| A statement from Scotland Yard said: “One of his key initial tasks will be to coordinate the Met’s response to the challenges raised recently in respect of disclosure policy and practice.” | A statement from Scotland Yard said: “One of his key initial tasks will be to coordinate the Met’s response to the challenges raised recently in respect of disclosure policy and practice.” |
| Thousands of rape prosecutions are being reviewed by police forces across the country, including about 600 by the Met, after the collapsed of rape cases because of failures or delays in disclosing evidence to defence teams. | Thousands of rape prosecutions are being reviewed by police forces across the country, including about 600 by the Met, after the collapsed of rape cases because of failures or delays in disclosing evidence to defence teams. |
| In December the trial of Liam Allan, 22, collapsed after it emerged that messages that cast doubt on the claims against him had not been provided to his lawyers. | In December the trial of Liam Allan, 22, collapsed after it emerged that messages that cast doubt on the claims against him had not been provided to his lawyers. |
| In the past week two chief constables, Sara Thornton and Nick Ephgrave, have said officers may have to make greater use of artificial intelligence to sift through massive amounts of data that form part of investigations, to aid the disclosure process. | In the past week two chief constables, Sara Thornton and Nick Ephgrave, have said officers may have to make greater use of artificial intelligence to sift through massive amounts of data that form part of investigations, to aid the disclosure process. |
| Ephgrave said: “Longer term, we must pursue how technology, particularly artificial intelligence, can help us deal with the expanse of digital material more quickly and efficiently.” | Ephgrave said: “Longer term, we must pursue how technology, particularly artificial intelligence, can help us deal with the expanse of digital material more quickly and efficiently.” |
| House is taking the job at a time when London’s police force has its lowest officer numbers for decades and crime figures are rising. | House is taking the job at a time when London’s police force has its lowest officer numbers for decades and crime figures are rising. |
| Dick said: “There is a huge amount of transformation taking place within the Met and at the same time we are dealing with rising demand and big operational challenges. | Dick said: “There is a huge amount of transformation taking place within the Met and at the same time we are dealing with rising demand and big operational challenges. |
| “Steve has a strong track record in tackling violent crime, particularly domestic violence, knife and gang crime, both within the Met and then with huge success in Scotland.” | “Steve has a strong track record in tackling violent crime, particularly domestic violence, knife and gang crime, both within the Met and then with huge success in Scotland.” |
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