The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “The murder of Sarah Everard by a serving Met officer damaged the confidence of Londoners in the police. In the wake of such a horrendous crime, the policing of the vigil in her memory eroded trust in the police further. I was very clear with the Met at the time, that the scenes we saw at the vigil were unacceptable. I welcome today's judgment.
"A series of events in the past year have damaged confidence in the police and urgent and wide-reaching action is needed to restore it. I remain committed to doing everything in my power to hold the police to account and working with the Met to deliver on the changes needed.
“We know tens of thousands of dedicated Met officers have gone above and beyond throughout this pandemic – but it is clear today that there are still serious lessons to be learned in how their duties are carried out."