Should the Met Police Commissioner have more power to be able to sack rogue officers?
He pointed out that independent legal tribunals can decide the Met has to retain officers even though the force wants to sack them.
Sir Mark said four in five of the original inquiries into officers accused of domestic and sexual violence in the last decade had not resulted in the correct action and should be reassessed.
During the BBC phone-in, Sir Mark admitted the number of neighbourhood police officers had fallen by 1,600, telling a caller that he intended to "stabilise" that figure to improve safety in the capital. The 10,000 checked so far reveal 38 potential cases of misconduct and 55 cases of off-duty association with a criminal.
Sir Mark told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the current policy on accepting staff was "too permissive" and left "too much ground for interpretation".
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