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2024-08-10 11:57:12 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D697DEDBD0C1A8CD082A0D0D68EAD19F3E9FF815269B6388C44664AC6E1545F3
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The Home Secretary along with the Mayor of London asked HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary to inspect how the Met Police handled the vigil for Sarah Everard on Clapham Common in March 2021. Subsequently an apology and “substantial damages” to two women arrested were paid. https://hmicfrs.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/our-work/article/inspection-of-the-policing-of-the-sarah-everard-vigil/ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/14/met-police-pays-damages-to-women-arrested-at-sarah-everard-vigil
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