The Fairfield Independent Review opened its engagement with the public — or ‘call for evidence’ in March 2026.
Following the publication of Baroness Louise Casey’s independent review of the Metropolitan Police Service’s culture and standards of behaviour, it is clear that levels of trust and confidence among Londoners are central to understanding the impact of changes that the Met has made since the Casey Review. That’s why we want to hear directly from Londoners about their views and experiences of the Met.
Dr Fairfield is supported by a Lead Reviewer and a Review team who are independent of both the Metropolitan Police Service and of the Mayor’s Office for Policing (MOPAC). The team brings a breadth of experience covering the range of issues identified by the Casey Review.
The Casey Review found “widespread bullying, discrimination, institutional homophobia, misogyny and racism, and other unacceptable behaviours which are a far cry from the high ethical standards the public rightly expects of its police officers” [page 20, Baroness Casey’s final report, published March 2023]. The Fairfield Review will make a considered assessment which identifies positive progress, as well as identifying areas which require additional focus or acceleration, and making recommendations for action. The engagement from the public will directly feed into this assessment.
The Review’s call for evidence has two main parts:
We want to hear from as many people as possible who have experienced crime and policing in London. This could mean you have been directly affected, for example, as a victim of crime, as a witness, or as someone who has been stopped and searched. You could also have been indirectly affected, for example, as a family member of a victim of a crime or through your local community.
We particularly want to hear from people who have experience relating to issues highlighted in the Casey Review of the standards of behaviour and internal culture of the Metropolitan Police Service in 2023.
There are three ways we have invited people to share your views with the Review. Everyone can contribute through the survey and/or by making a written submission. Due to the time needed for in-depth group conversations, we were only been able to invite a limited number of people to take part in Citizens’ Engagement Forums, but the Review team will read and consider every survey response and written submission we receive.
All contributions will be reviewed by Dr Fairfield and her team.
Open to: All London residents aged 18+
What it involves: Answering questions online about your experiences and views — this takes around 15-25 minutes
When: The survey opened on 5 March and closes 1 July 2026
How to take part: Complete the survey online
Open to: All London residents aged 18+ and those working in relevant voluntary and community sector or support organisations
What it involves: Sharing your views and experiences in your own words using an online form (up to 4,000 characters)
When: You can submit throughout the engagement period (5 March to 31 July 2026)
How to take part: Complete the written submission form
Open to: People who registered their interest and/or were invited by the Review team.
We organised a number of Citizens’ Engagement Forums across London to get as much coverage as possible across the areas the Metropolitan Police Service serves. These forums have brought together Londoners to discuss and develop recommendations for how the Met can improve its service.
What they have involved: Taking part in a group discussion facilitated by members of the Review team.
When: From May 2026
It’s critically important to us that you feel confident to talk to us and share information. A central principle of this Review is to do no harm. This means:
Your information will remain confidential except in rare circumstances where we’re legally required to share information (for example, if there’s a safeguarding concern involving a child or vulnerable adult, or suspected terrorism, money laundering, or child abuse).
Citizens’ Engagement Forum discussions and any confidential one-on-one discussions with members of the Review team will be anonymised when we report what we’ve heard — we won’t identify you or include details that could identify you.
The survey and written submissions are anonymous — we don’t collect any information that identifies you.
You can read our full ethical and safeguarding framework for more details about how we protect participants. If you would like more information on how we protect your data, please read our full privacy notices for the survey, Citizens’ Engagement Forum, and written submissions.