Rogue Metropolitan Police officers facing allegations of rape and domestic abuse who have their vetting revoked cannot be sacked, a High Court has ruled, leaving chiefs powerless to root out bad apples.
Sir Mark Rowley warned the force has been left in a “hopeless position” and will be lodging an appeal after an officer subject to multiple unproven allegations including rape, which he denies, won a legal challenge over the decision to remove his vetting.
