Evening Standard

Forty-two Met officers probed after data trawl to root out rogue police

Source: PA Archive

Rolling checks of the police national database for information about rogue officers will be carried out after a trawl prompted disciplinary investigations against 42 Met officers and criminal probes against nine in other parts of the country.

A review published on Tuesday by the ’ Council of six billion records on the police national database, including convictions, crime reports and intelligence, shows that 461 pieces of new information were discovered relating to individuals among

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Evening Standard

Evening Standard3 min read
Nursery Nurse To Be Sentenced For Manslaughter Of ‘Wonderful’ Baby
A nursery nurse will be sentenced today for causing the death of a baby girl who she strapped face down on to a bean bag for more than 90 minutes. Kate Roughley, 37, tightly swaddled nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan before she further restrained her w
Evening Standard2 min read
New Holiday Lets Rules May 'Worsen Housing Crisis', Says London Councils
New controls on short-term and holiday housing lets introduced this summer could worsen the capital’s housing crisis, London Councils has said. The changes mean people may need to seek permission from the council to turn their home into a short-term
Evening Standard1 min readInternational Relations
Which Countries Recognise Palestine? Spain, Ireland And Norway Add Names To The List
Ireland, Norway and Spain are all set to recognise Palestine as a state, joining at least 140 members of the United Nations in doing so.  All three nations said on Wednesday that they would recognise Palestine by May 28.  Norwegian prime minister Jon

Related Books & Audiobooks