Police officers who fail background checks will be sacked under new powers

Police officers who fail background checks will face automatic dismissal under new regulations designed to bolster public trust in law enforcement.

These measures, to be introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, will legally mandate vetting procedures for all serving officers. This empowers police chiefs to remove unfit officers starting next month.

This action follows criticism from Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, who accused officials of delaying the implementation of stronger dismissal powers. Rowley previously labelled the inability to sack officers failing vetting as "absurd."

The Home Office stated that these changes are a direct response to recent legal challenges, which exposed the difficulties faced by police forces in removing officers ...
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