Officers dismissed through vetting process may not know why

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Officers dismissed through vetting process 'may not know why'

BTP Chair Stuart Cowan took aim at the recently-announced changes to misconduct and vetting while speaking at the Fed's annual conference in Southampton.

Date - 13th September 2023
By - Cash Boyle

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The BTP Federation said serious questions need to be asked about changing the misconduct and vetting processes and queried why chiefs would want additional powers unless it it to sack officers with little or no evidence. Chair Stuart Cowan...

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