2,000 police in England and Wales may face sack in vetting revamp
by Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6CQDB)
Dismissing failing officers to be made easier in wake of Wayne Couzens and David Carrick scandals
At least 2,000 police officers in England and Wales face losing their jobs under government plans to overhaul the misconduct system, Home Office sources have confirmed.
Ministers will make dismissing failing or disgraced officers easier after police chiefs including Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan police commissioner, said the present system was bizarre and over-regulated".
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