The Bishop of Manchester has claimed 'there is something rotten in the culture and structures' of national policing that needs to be urgently tackled after a string of criminal scandals.
It was announced last week - after the unmasking of serial rapist David Carrick - that police vetting procedures are to be strengthened and all officers checked against national police databases.
Carrick, 48, a Metropolitan Police officer who served in the force for more than 20 years, was sacked last month after he was revealed as one of the UK's most prolific sex offenders. He has admitted 49 offences, including 24 counts of rape, after carrying out sex attacks on a dozen women over an 18-year period and will be sentenced by a judge later this month.
