Met Police cannot dismiss officers by removing their vetting clearance, High Court rules The Metropolitan Police cannot dismiss officers by removing their vetting clearance, the High Court has ruled.
This means the UK's largest police force cannot dismiss officers by removing their vetting after the High Court ruling.
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said in a statement: "This decision has significant implications for the work the Met is now doing to clean up the force, raise standards and rid the police of all those unfit to serve.
It comes after the court ruled against the force in what has been described as a "test case" that could have implications for the sacking of police officers accused of misconduct.
Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor said previously the system was "entirely lawful" and warned the Met Police would be stuck in a "hopeless position" if it lost the case.
