Police officers on patrol in London.Last modified on Thu 12 Jan 2023 09.26 GMT
Challenged about the figures, Rowley said: “We have some very worrying cases with officers who’ve committed criminality whilst police officers and yet I’m not allowed to sack them. It’s sort of, it’s crazy.” He added: “We’ve got some officers who we sacked, but other legal bodies, who have a power to reinstate them, did. So I’ve got officers who we determined shouldn’t be police officers and yet I have to keep them. It sounds bizarre – I’m the commissioner, yet I can’t decide who my own workforce is.”
Campaigners have questioned how rogue officers were recruited. Rowley said: “There were cases where there were warning signs and our vetting wasn’t good enough. That’s why we’re beefing that up.”
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