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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Matthew Weaver

Met police chief: it’s crazy I can’t sack ‘toxic’ officers who broke the law

Police officers on patrol in London
Police officers on patrol in London. Photograph: Marcin Rogozinski/Alamy

The head of the UK’s biggest police force has said it is “crazy” that he cannot sack “toxic” officers who have broken the law.

Responding to a disclosure in the Guardian that 150 officers are under investigation over allegations of sexual misconduct or racism, the Metropolitan police commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, admitted that the force’s vetting procedures were inadequate.

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