Rapists and violent thugs were hired by the Met as full checks were axed in a rush to recruit officers, force admits

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Rapists and violent thugs were hired by the Met as full checks were axed in a rush to recruit officers, force admits

Thursday 8th January 2026, 1:36AM

The Met was one of at least six forces to secretly drop employment checks on new recruits in a rush for extra cash as part of an attempt to find 20,000 new officers.

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