Met Police Commissioner Wants Power Back From Lawyers to Sack ‘Rogue’ Officers

Sir Mark Rowley voices concern that reform will be 'watered down'

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley speaks to the media at the launch of a mobile phone robbery intervention initiative in Ealing, west London, on Aug. 8, 2023. Jonathan Brady/PA

Police chiefs should regain the power to sack “rogue” officers, the head of the Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday.

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the power now rests with lawyer-led external panels, which he said are “fundamentally soft.”