High threshold for officers to be removed from barred list

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'High threshold' for officers to be removed from barred list

College says officers dismissed for gross misconduct or incompetence can apply to have their details wiped after minimum terms.

Date - 21st January 2021
By - Gary Mason

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Officers who have been dismissed for gross incompetence and gross misconduct and placed on the Barred List will be able to apply to have their names removed from it after three or five years. In a change to the system announced by the College of...

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