Record 600 police officers sacked for misconduct in England and Wales
Al Jazeera
Sackings come as UK police chiefs battle to restore public trust following a series of scandals.
A record number of police officers have been sacked in England and Wales amid efforts to restore public faith in policing following a series of scandals.
A record 593 police officers were fired and banned from returning to the job in the year to March 31, figures released by the College of Policing showed on Tuesday.
The figures, which cover 43 police forces in England and Wales, marked a more than 50 percent rise from the previous year.
The dismissals include 74 officers who were sacked for sexual offences and misconduct and 18 who were fired for possessing child exploitation material.
The most common causes for dismissal were dishonesty and discriminatory behaviour, accounting for 125 and 71 cases, respectively.
