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<p>On 13 March 2020 HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue</p><p>Services
published its report, commissioned by the Home Secretary, assessing the Metropolitan
Police Service (MPS)’s</p><p>progress in learning from Operation Midland. The report
is available at <a href="https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmicfrs/news/news-feed/met-police-slow-to-learn-lessons-after-operation-midland/"
target="_blank">https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmicfrs/news/news-feed/met-police-slow-to-learn-lessons-after-operation-midland/</a>.</p><p>A
number of referrals have been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct in
relation to Operation Midland. The IOPC has not found a case to answer for any officer
but has issued a number of learning recommendations – these can be found at <a href="https://www.policeconduct.gov.uk/recommendations/national-recommendations-and-recommendations-made-metropolitan-police-service"
target="_blank">https://www.policeconduct.gov.uk/recommendations/national-recommendations-and-recommendations-made-metropolitan-police-service</a>.</p><p>“Victim”
is a commonly accepted term across a wide range of guidance, including the statutory
Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (Victims’ Code’) which sets out the services
that victims should receive from the criminal justice system following the crime.
The Government does not believe that people who report being the victim of sexual
abuse should have their allegations treated differently from those who report other
offences.</p>
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