Police officers who do not pass background checks to be automatically sacked

The new system was welcomed by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (Picture: Getty Images)Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said a new law allowing police officers who fail vetting to be automatically sacked will help heal ‘damaged’ public trust.The law change will mean passing background checks becomes a legal requirement for all servicing officers across England and Wales.Cooper told Metro the move would end the ‘extraordinary’ situation where those with ‘a