'Well over' 500 Met Police officers are on restricted duties and hundreds more are suspended as the force tries to root out bad cops, Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley reveals
Sir Mark has pledged to root out and boot out police who fall short of the high standards he demands.Stop and Search is in our 'armoury' but 'burns through trust', says Sir Mark Rowley
Pushed on why so many officers were under some kind of suspension or investigation, he said the force's own success was leading to more complaints against cops. "There are a combination of fresh allegations coming in, because we have shown that we are up for the fight, and that part of reporting issues is about confidence," he said.
"So the fact that we've shown that, the number of allegations has gone up quite dramatically, which is positive.Sir Mark wants to clean up the troubled force.Sir Mark has previously complained that it should be easier to sack officers who don't live up to expectations.stop and search can "burn" through public trust"It's not an order," he said. "I don't think she would see it as an order. But I definitely don't take it as one.
"We are going to use the right tactics to tackle violence on the streets of London. Stop and search is a key tactic in that, so it is part of our armoury... If it's done badly, it burns through trust."
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