‘Absurd’ Met Police cannot sack officers not fit to hold vetting – commissioner

Sir Mark Rowley said the force now had ‘no mechanism to rid the Met of officers who were not fit to hold vetting’ (Aaron Chown/PA) - (PA Archive)

Britain’s biggest police force is set to challenge a High Court ruling that it cannot sack officers by removing their vetting clearance.

Head of the Metropolitan Police Sir Mark Rowley said it is “absurd” that officers who are not fit to hold vetting cannot be lawfully sacked.