Met chief warned he ‘doesn’t have power’ to sack rogue officers as dismissals fall by 50%

🔴 The chief of the Metropolitan Police “doesn’t have the power” to sack rogue officers, a former chief constable has warned

analysis of the latest figures for policing misconduct show the number of dismissals at forces in England and Wales fell from 432 in the year ending March 2021, to 218 in the year ending March 2022.

And on Tuesday night Home Secretary Secretary Suella Braverman announced a review of police misconduct procedures in light of concerns around “low numbers” of officers being dismissed and those with multiple allegations continuing to serve the public. “He’s got to use the situation and put some pressure on the Home Office and say ‘look we need to acknowledge this and provide me with some political cover’.

“They moved people about and made decisions that certain people were persona non grata, even when I joined there were people you knew were never going to get promoted, although it was never clear why,” Sir Peter said.

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