Information about officers mentioned Baroness Casey’s report
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.027098
I note you seek access to the following information:
In her recent interim report on misconduct in the Metropolitan Police Force, Baroness Casey identified that over 500 police officers or staff were involved in 3-5 misconduct cases and 41 officers were involved in 6 or more such cases. As of today (29 October 2022) how many of these 541+ officers and staff:
- have been dismissed from the Force;
- have left the Force voluntarily;
- are currently on suspension pending investigation; or
- continue to serve as active officers or staff within the Force?
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
| Description | Number of officers |
| Have been dismissed from the Force | 89 |
| Have left the Force voluntarily ** | 156 |
| Are currently on suspension/restricted pending investigation | 65 |
| Continue to serve as active officers or staff within the Force *** | 236 |
| Total | 546 |
** Of the 156 employees that left the MPS voluntarily, 27 had a misconduct hearing in their absence where the outcome was ‘would have been dismissed’. A further 19 employees have ongoing cases.
*** Of the 236 employees that continue to serve with the MPS, 81 employees have ongoing ‘live’ cases.
Maintaining Public Trust in the MPS
Securing and maintaining the trust of the community is integral to the principle of policing by consent and to continue to do so, the MPS recognises that its staff must act with professionalism and integrity. The MPS treats each occasion when an allegation is made about the conduct of its staff extremely seriously and will fully investigate each incident to determine whether the conduct of that member of staff has breached the standards of professional behaviour. Where the conduct of staff is proven to have fallen below the standards of behaviour expected, the MPS will take robust action to ensure that its staff are held to account and that lessons are learnt from each case. Any instance where the conduct of our staff is alleged to have fallen below the standards of behaviour expected is treated extremely seriously by the MPS.