The Metropolitan Police’s effort to purge officers it deems unsuitable has been dealt a blow after the High Court ruled it cannot dismiss them by removing their vetting. A judge found that Sergeant Lino Di Maria — who had been stripped of his credentials following sexual assault allegations — had been unfairly dismissed,

A High Court ruling that the Metropolitan Police cannot dismiss officers by removing their vetting clearance “has significant implications for the work the Met is now doing to clean up the force”, the Mayor of London has said.