Met under pressure not to rehire retired officers with misconduct record

Mayor says officers with misconduct proven against them during career should not return to force

The Metropolitan police are under pressure to stop inviting back retired officers whoduring their career had action taken against them for misconduct.

Under a scheme to rehire recently retired officers to help plug gaps in the ranks of Britain's largest force, 253 people who had action taken against them after misconduct proceedings have been asked to rejoin, along with 99 who retired while under investigation.