Directorate of Professional Standards Police staff and Officers
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.026425
I note you seek access to the following information:
The Guardian reports on the new Commissioner's plan to root out prejudice and corruption. According to the newspaper:
'The big drive against prejudiced and corrupt officers will see a boost of more than 30% in the number of investigators in the Met’s own “Line of Duty unit”, known as the Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS).'
The figure of 30% (130 investigators) suggests that the DPS currently has a staff of just over 400.
1. Please provide the number of staff the DPS has (WTE).
2. Please provide the number of officers/staff/others whose conduct the DPS opened investigations into in 2017/18.
3. Please provide the number of these investigations that have concluded.
4. Of the concluded investigations, please provide the number of officers/staff/others investigated who
(i) resigned
(ii) retired or
(iii) were dismissed.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
Q1 - Please provide the number of staff the DPS has (WTE).
The number of staff currently working in DPS is as follows:
Police Officer - 406
Police Staff - 79
Q2 - Please provide the number of officers/staff/others whose conduct the DPS opened investigations into in 2017/18.
The number of employees whose conduct the DPS opened investigations into in 2017-2018.
| 2017 | 2018 | TOTAL | |
| Employees | 1048 | 1131 | 2179 |
Q3 - Please provide the number of these investigations that have concluded.
The number of these investigations that have concluded.
| 2017 | 2018 | TOTAL | |
| Employees | 1047 | 1114 | 2161 |
Q4 - Of the concluded investigations, please provide the number of officers/staff/others investigated who
(i) resigned
(ii) retired or
(iii) were dismissed.
Of the concluded investigations, the number of employees investigated who
(i) resigned
(ii) retired or
(iii) were dismissed.
| 2017 | 2018 | TOTAL | |
| Resigned / Retired | 28 | 16 | 44 |
| Dismiss Without Notice | 46 | 31 | 77 |
| Dismiss If Gross Misconduct | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Would Have Been Dismissed | 21 | 15 | 36 |