In his first annual assessment as chief of His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), Andy Cooke warned there was only a limited opportunity to restore public trust in the police before it was irreparably damaged.
"Public trust in the police is hanging by a thread," Cooke said, adding that the crisis in public confidence was partly due to a series of "dreadful scandals", including the murder of Sarah Everard by the then-serving Metropolitan police officer Wayne Couzens and the 48 rape convictions of David Carrick, another Met officer.
They could have been tackled earlier if HMIC had the power to compel forces to follow its recommendations rather than rely on a system of voluntary compliance, Cooke said.
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