Police officers have convictions

Forty-eight police officers are working for the Merseyside force - despite having criminal convictions.

According to the Freedom of Information Act, a total of 42 have convictions for motoring offences with 20 being for drink-driving.

The remaining six have convictions for various crimes including assault and being drunk and disorderly.

Since 2003 no convicted officers who have appeared at a misconduct panel have been allowed to remain in
post.

Nine officers also had to resign following drink driving convictions when a ruling came into force in 1997 forbidding officers convicted of drink driving to work within the force.

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