Maintaining public confidence in the police

The vast majority of those who serve our country and our communities in the police force are brave, exemplary men and women like the late Sergeant Graham Saville: they are people who put their lives on the line to protect the rest of us. The small number of officers who are guilty of gross misconduct let down both the public they are there to protect and their own colleagues who unjustly get a share of the blame. That is why there must be no hiding place for the tiny minority who disgrace themselves and the police.

So this week the government has announced that chief constables will be able to dismiss police officers proven to be guilty of gross misconduct, so that the public can have confidence in the officers working to keep them safe.

  • For too long our police chiefs have not had the powers they need to root out those who have no place wearing the uniform.
  • That is why the government announced this week that police officers guilty of gross misconduct in England and Wales will face automatic sackings – with their offences investigated by chief constables or their deputies, and the Police Regulations changed to allow officers who fail revetting checks to be dismissed.
  • The public must have confidence that their officers are the best of the best, like the vast majority of brave men and women wearing the badge, and that's why those who disgrace the uniform must have no place to hide.


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