Police with convictions for violence, harassment and assault are still serving in UK forces, despite repeated pledges to crack down on rogue officers, The Independent can reveal.
In the aftermath of the latest damning inquiry into Sarah Everard’s death at the hands of a serving Met Police officer, which found vetting recommendations have still not been fully implemented, new figures show that at least 49 serving police officers have kept their jobs despite being convicted of crimes since 2018.
