A damning watchdog report has laid bare the vetting and misogyny failures within the police service.
Hundreds of vetting files for recent recruits at eight police forces were reviewed by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS).
The report said it uncovered cases where people, including those with criminal records or links to organised crime, were allowed to join the police - and that it was "too easy" for them to do so.
