Police officers whose behaviour ‘corrupts the reputation’ of Scotland Yard will face new background checks
Officers who have had ‘adverse information’ reported about them to the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards and those who have been through a criminal investigation will face new vetting, police chiefs said.
The Met’s plan - a first for a police force in the UK - comes as part of its efforts to remove officers who damage the reputation of the police. The initiative, dubbed Operation Assure, will involve a review of a police officer’s vetting status if their behaviour is ‘of concern’ and focuses on cases where public trust might be affected.
“When a member of the public asks a police officer for help, they should be confident that the Met has vetted that person to an appropriate level, and kept that vetting under review. We should all recognise that vetting is not an administrative exercise – it is an expression of public trust, and the Met's Referencing and Vetting Unit works hard on a daily basis to perform this critical function for London.
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