Usual and accepted behaviour and Metropolitan Police

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Is it usual and accepted behaviour and Metropolitan Police rules and procedure, for an armed response Met Officer to show their BMV video to friends and family and whomever they like, to show off their arrest procedure?

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This would not be expected behaviour from an MPS officer and would be something we would discipline against if allegations were found proven following an investigation.

The breach of the Standards of Professional Behaviour would likely be
1) Confidentiality and
2) Discreditable Conduct. More information about this can be found below:

Home Office Guidance on Police Conduct.pdf

There may also be further offences depending on the circumstances, for example, a breach of the Data Protection Act 2018.

If you believe an incident of this nature has occurred, we would advise you to make an immediate complaint to DPS for further investigation. This can be done via our website:

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This type of behaviour is not acceptable and would be investigated and robustly dealt with.