Greater Manchester Police 'has taken great care in vetting new starters', the force said in a statement following the publication of a police watchdog report.
GMP has responded to the report published by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), which revealed that 'thousands' of corrupt officers may be serving in England and Wales police forces due to poor vetting standards. The report said that people, including those with criminal records or links to organised crime, should not have been allowed to join the police and that it was 'too easy' for them to do so.
Although GMP was not scrutinised specifically in the inspection, which was commissioned in October last year in the wake of Sarah Everard’s murder, bosses said they 'welcome' the recommendations for all police forces. This comes after the force was taken out of special measures as the most improved in the country.
