Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to review regulations allowing police forces to remove officers suspected of gross misconduct.

In October last year, the Home Secretary announced a package of reforms to strengthen police misconduct.

That included a presumption of dismissal for proven gross misconduct, specified criminal offences automatically amounting to gross misconduct, and a presumption of accelerated hearings for former officers.

These changes to regulations are expected to be laid as soon as practicable in the coming months