Suffolk Police reassure public after major report into police corruption
Suffolk Police were not included in the findings but want people to know they've increased vetting capacity
Last updated 3rd Nov 2022
A watchdog report has found thousands of potentially 'corrupt' police officers were not properly vetted before being allowed into the force.
The review into the vetting system was commissioned following the murder of Sarah Everard, who was killed by Met Officer Wayne Couzens last year.
Despite not being included in the report, Suffolk police want to reassure the public that they're doing all they can to ensure this does not happen with their force.
Suffolk's police and crime commissioner Tim Passmore said: " People need to be re-vetted more frequently. Perhaps every five or six years instead of ten. "
"We need to make sure the culture in an organisation actually encourages, particularly women to point out and call out bad, misogynistic or sexist behaviour, because there is no place for that in Suffolk or anywhere else for that matter."
PCC Tim Passmore also said: " I just want to remind everybody that these issues where I hold the Chief Constable to account on behalf of the public interest are on a regular basis with our publicly held accountability meetings."
"It's not brushed under the carpet, it's not tolerated. When things do go wrong, which is very rare here in Suffolk, it's dealt with very robustly and very promptly."