Hundreds of Met Police officers should be sacked for criminal behaviour, admits chief
“is not fit for purpose,” adding there has been a “systemic failure and injustice”.
She called for “radical change” and went on: “There are some officers who are getting away with criminal and other behaviour.”Her report showed that “consistently, 55 to 60 per cent of misconduct allegations made by Met officers, staff and their families get a ‘no case to answer’ decision”. Data revealed that since 2013, a fifth of all cops and staff disciplined had faced previous complaints.
Of the 1,809 repeat alleged offenders, more than 500 were involved in up to five misconduct cases and 41 had six or more raps.said it was a moment for the Met to tackle the problems identified in her report. She sent a personal letter to Sir Mark on Friday, saying: “The misconduct system is not delivering in a way that you, I, your officers or the public would expect it to.”Read More on The Sun
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