'Met officer [Hussain Chehab] who was posted at school admits child sexual abuse offences' - The Guardian 25/1/23

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Dear Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),

According to the Guardian:

'PC Hussain Chehab, 22, admitted four counts of sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15, three counts of making indecent photographs of a child, and sexual communication with a child. He appeared at Wood Green crown court on Tuesday and will be sentenced on 17 March.'

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...

1. Please provide full details of PC Hussain Chehab's role at the school and state whether his job at the school was full or part-time.

2. Please provide full details of any additional vetting officers who work in schools must undergo.

3. Please provide full details of any guidance you hold specifically for officers who work in schools.

Yours faithfully,

J Roberts

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The Times - 10/3/23:

'A Metropolitan Police officer who “preyed on” and engaged in sexual activity with a vulnerable 14-year-old girl has been dismissed without notice.

PC Hussain Chehab, 22, was found to have committed gross misconduct after he admitted a string of child sexual abuse offences in court in January.'

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/15f8a...

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Dear J Roberts,

 

Please find attached response to your request for information, with our
sincere apologies for the delay and any inconvenience caused.

 

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Suzanne Mason

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Metropolitan Police Service

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BBC:

'A Met PC has been jailed for five years over a string of child sex offences.

PC Hussain Chehab, 22, previously admitted numerous offences including sexual activity with a girl aged 13-15 and making indecent images of a child.'

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lond...

SAFER SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS
Police Officer Handbook v.1.64

'3.1.8 Vetting

The SSO will require enhance DBS instead of MPS Children and Vulnerable Group Supervision (CVGS) level (formerlyYouth Supervision) – and will be reviewed every three years.

3.1.11 Body Worn Video (BWV)

Body worn video cameras are part of a police officer’s Personal Protective Equipment.

3.1.13 Screening & searching

Be aware of the SSP legislation reference guide and Screening in schools MPS guide.

In the event a more intimate search (level 5) is required, consider carrying out the search at a police station (not inside the school) unless there are exceptional circumstances where the pupil or anyone else is at immediate risk of harm. In addition, the pupil’s parents must be consulted.'

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/9...

Strip search of children in England and Wales – analysis by the Children’s Commissioner for England

March 2023

'Safer Schools Officers: At least 979 police officers operate in schools in Britain.' (p15)

https://assets.childrenscommissioner.gov...

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Policing and Society
An International Journal of Research and Policy

London, you have a problem with women: trust towards the police in England

17/4/24

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

'Using a survey of multiple waves of over 8000 combined respondents conducted from July 2022 to September 2023, we find that in the parts of England outside of London, only 44% of women trust the police. However, when we look at London itself, this figure drops to 34%. In other words, Baroness Casey’s scathing assessment of the Metropolitan Police Force probably overstates levels of trust in the police. Across England, the region with lowest levels of trust in the police is London. Furthermore, while women generally trust the police more than men do, we find that this is the opposite in London. p2

Our findings place a further perspective on the findings in the Casey review and suggest that the problem is much more substantial.' p13

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....