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‘Absurd’ Met Police cannot sack officers not fit to hold vetting – commissioner

Sir Mark Rowley called on the Government to take action after a High Court ruling that the force cannot sack officers by removing their vetting.

Sir Mark Rowley said the force now had ‘no mechanism to rid the Met of officers who were not fit to hold vetting’
Sir Mark Rowley said the force now had ‘no mechanism to rid the Met of officers who were not fit to hold vetting’ (Aaron Chown/PA)
By Margaret Davis, Jess Glass and Josh Payne, PA