LEAKED documents reveal top brass tried to bury allegations of police corruption, it's claimed.

Bosses wanted details of misconduct by cops removed from a report, a Beeb probe found.

2 Sir Stephen House called for a force review Credit: Michael Schofield - The Sun

It included claims officers conducted unauthorised surveillance, threatened and intimidated witnesses, unlawfully detained suspects, failed to reveal evidence and colluded while compiling statements.

The allegations were in the first draft of a force review called for by ex- Chief Constable Sir Stephen House. More than 300 staff were quizzed.

But BBC Scotland investigators claim Sir Stephen’s office wanted negative comments deleted in the final version.

Moi Ali, who quit the Scottish Police Authority last year after a row over transparency, said: “I’m shocked they tried to obliterate any kind of criticism.”

2 The logo of Police Scotland Credit: Handout

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Police Scotland said: “We have implemented significant changes since the report was compiled in 2014.”

Sir Stephen, who quit the force in 2015, is now an assistant commissioner at the Met.

A Force in Crisis, BBC1, Monday, 8.30pm.

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