Scotland Yard could be forced to spend £7m a year on suspended officers who now can’t be sacked because their security clearance has been removed.
Scotland Yard could be forced to spend £7m a year on suspended officers who now can’t be sacked because their security clearance has been removed. The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police yesterday hit out at an "absurd" ruling by the High Court which said he couldn’t dismiss officers who have unproven allegations of sexual abuse against them, by revoking their vetting.
“But if the regulations aren't fixed, that number will tick up and up and up and if the people who have already left are left with a right to come back and get back pay and sue us, then it gets to the many tens of millions.” The warning comes as Scotland Yard finalises its budget, warning that a large proportion of their "tough choices" list would have to be executed, which included the possibility of cutting more than 2,000 officers and 400 staff members.
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