Commissioner says too many officers are not match fit for full duties

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Commissioner says too many officers are not 'match fit' for full duties

Ten per cent of the workforce are "not properly deployable" says Sir Mark Rowley.

Date - 21st November 2022
By - Police Oracle

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Some 3,500 of the Met’s current strength of more than 34,000 officers are “not properly deployable” due to mental or physical health issues or because they are on restricted duties due to misconduct allegations according to the...

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