Thom was interviewed by the BBC for Radio 4’s The World Tonight, on the request by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley for increased powers to sack rogue police officers.
The interview can be heard here (starting at 10.53) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001kpwb
Thom is regularly instructed to advise and represent police forces in cases of police misconduct, including appeals to the PAT and judicial review, as well as all other areas of police law.
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