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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Andrew Kersley

Police in England and Wales ‘evading public scrutiny’ by deleting misconduct outcomes from websites

Met police officer seen from behind, with Houses of Parliament in the background.
The law calls on police forces to publicise the results of misconduct hearings ‘as soon as practicable’. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Police forces in England and Wales have been accused of trying to “evade public scrutiny” after an Observer investigation found that the outcomes of dozens of officer misconduct cases have been deleted from their websites.

They include some of the most serious cases of criminality, including that of the serial rapist David Carrick.

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