Sarah Everard: UK Police checking officers and staff accessed files legitimately

Sarah Everard, 33, went missing as she walked home from a friend’s house in Clapham

The Met Police is checking whether officers and staff had legitimate reasons for accessing files relating to the Sarah Everard investigation (Family handout/PA)

Met Police bosses are checking whether all the officers and staff who accessed files relating to Sarah Everard’s death did so legitimately.

The force’s internal Directorate of Professional Standards is contacting all employees who looked at the records to check why they viewed the files.