My name is Issy Vine, and I worked as a 999 call-handler for the Metropolitan Police. In 2023, during a single shift, I overheard a colleague refer to a rape victim as a "slut", mock the Sarah Everard case, make a racist comment about an immigrant caller and followed me after work. When I reported this, I expected accountability.

Instead, I was ignored, sidelined, and eventually driven out of the job. The employee was initially sacked—only to be reinstated (with my allegations still proven) after the Met said the panel that fired him had been "too heavily influenced by VAWG and the Casey Report" and "you can have any opinion you want and work for the Met no matter how harmful." I resigned in December 2023, unable to stay silent or continue working in an environment that punishes whistleblowers and protects abusers.

Since then, I have discovered that the Director who rehired the colleague I reported was himself under investigation in his previous employment for racial and disability discrimination—an ongoing legal matter. This raises serious questions about whether the Met failed to carry out due diligence when hiring him, or whether he concealed this information during the recruitment process. On top of this, his superior, the Assistant Commissioner, has also been under investigation for bullying. The corruption and culture of abuse clearly reach the very top.

I’m now taking legal action. But this isn’t just about me.

The Met Police has been repeatedly exposed for institutional misogyny, racism, and abuse. The Casey Review, multiple investigations, and countless victim testimonies have shown the force is not capable of fixing itself from within.

I’m calling for a statutory public inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 to investigate:

The handling of my whistleblowing case;
The systemic protection of perpetrators within the Met;
The failure of internal accountability mechanisms like the IOPC;
The culture of retaliation against whistleblowers;
The broader implications for public trust in UK policing.

Only a fully independent inquiry with legal powers to compel evidence and protect witnesses can get to the truth—and push real reform.

I’ve already submitted a formal request to the Home Secretary which has been declined so I’m asking for your support to build public pressure.

This matters not just for former police staff like me, but for every member of the public who deserves safety, dignity, and accountability from those who serve them.

Please sign this petition if you believe the Metropolitan Police must be held to account—and that whistleblowers should be protected, not punished.