Rowley

Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has said it is "absurd" and a "ridiculous waste of taxpayers' money" to pay for police officers who cannot be sacked to sit at home.

Responding to the announcement, Sir Mark Rowley said it was "never right that an officer could lose their vetting, but not lose their job".

Before trial, lawyers for the district had offered a settlement of about $100,000 per student, Rowley said.

Rowley, the lawyer, said Tuesday that Baldenebro described himself as a godfather to 24 students over a period of years.

At the end of last year, the Met Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, warned of "eye-watering" cuts which could have seen the loss of 2,300 officers.