UK's Met police failed to properly vet thousands of officers

London's Metropolitan Police hired more than 5,000 police officers and staff without required background checks between 2018 ...

Police watchdog to probe Met’s vetting standards over lax recruitment checks

The policing watchdog is to conduct an inquiry into vetting standards at London’s Metropolitan Police amid fears that as many as 22,000 of the force’s staff may have been recruited without the correct ...

Two rapists among Met officers not properly vetted

Two serial rapists were among 131 officers and staff in the Metropolitan Police who committed crimes or misconduct after they ...

London police failed to vet thousands of recruits: Report

The government announced that an inquiry will be set up to look into the police's vetting practices. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Anadolu Agency

London police says it will defend decision requiring officers to declare if they are Freemasons

Two thirds of officers and staff surveyed agree that this policy is needed. We think the majority of the public would also ...

Met police hired black child rapist to boost diversity, report reveals - as full scale of police vetting scandal is exposed

Damning review reveals thousands of police officers and staff were not properly checked amid recruitment drive ...
LBC

Serial rapist Metropolitan Police officer allowed to join the force 'because of drive to improve diversity'

A review published on Thursday found that thousands of police officers and staff were not properly checked amid pressure ...

Two rapists among thousands of Met officers not properly vetted

Londoners rightly expect officers to undergo robust checks so that the brightest and best – not criminals – are policing our ...