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Avon & Somerset Police Recruited Officers with Criminal Records or Cautions in Vetting Failures

HMICFRS found that Avon & Somerset Police failed to consider risks in 10 of 37 vetting cases, including overturning refusals without proper procedures, raising corruption concerns.

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The force was told it needed to improve vetting procedures, professional standards and counter-corruption arrangements

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Damning report on police failings in handling complaints and vetting staff

A damning new report criticises how Wiltshire Police vets its staff, handles misconduct and investigates internal corruption.

·Swindon, United Kingdom
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Police force recruited officers with criminal records or cautions

The force was told it needed to improve vetting procedures, professional standards and counter-corruption arrangements

·Somerset, United Kingdom
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Avon & Somerset Police recruited officers with criminal records or cautions in vetting failures

The force was told it needed to improve vetting procedures, professional standards and counter-corruption arrangements

·Bristol, United Kingdom
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Somerset Police recruited officers who had criminal records, inspectors found

AVON & Somerset Police recruited officers who had criminal records or cautions, government inspectors found.

·Somerset, United Kingdom
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somersetcountygazette.co.uk broke the news in Somerset, United Kingdom on Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
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