Hundreds of people have joined the police in the last three years who should not have been allowed in, the boss of HM Inspectorate of Constabulary has said.
Speaking to Sophie Ridge on Sky News on Sunday, HM Inspector of Constabulary Matt Parr said many officers had failed to declare “big red flags” such as “prior convictions”, “links with criminals that are too close and not explained” and “not being entirely honest on their application”.
He said: “Anybody who has got any blemish on their record shouldn’t automatically be disbarred from being a police officer, that just wouldn’t be fair.
