MPS's enhanced returns scheme to recruit 300 officers

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.027248

I note you seek access to the following information:

UPDATED:
Dear Met Police FoI Team,
This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 please.

Timeframe:
I would be looking at data from the last six months, prior to today’s date (08/11/2022)

The request:
I understand the Metropolitan Police has written to former officers as part of its enhanced returns scheme, to recruit 300 officers.

Without asking for the personal details of individual officers, I would like data details please as to:
- How many retired officers the Met has written to under this scheme?
When they were written to?
How many of the officers contacted had retired whilst under investigation for misconduct?
How many of the officers contacted had been previously disciplined, including receiving a warning, under misconduct proceedings.
How many officers have been recruited out of the target 300 since the letters were sent out, if any?
How many of those recruited had retired whilst under investigation for misconduct?
How many of those recruited had been previously disciplined, including receiving a warning, under misconduct proceedings?

I have not seen any of this information in your disclosures but if it has been published, I would be grateful if you would point me specifically where I might find these details.

PREVIOUS REQUEST:
This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 please.

I am requesting for any information, which I define as correspondence and communications including (but not limited to) the following:
Letters
Emails (and their attachments)
Memos
Briefings
Research documents
Notes taken during telephone conversations Minutes taken during meetings/invitations

Timeframe:
I would be looking at a documents from a month prior to today’s date (08/11/22)

The request:
I understand the Metropolitan Police has written to former officers as part of its enhanced returns scheme, to recruit 300 officers.

Without asking for the personal details of individual officers, I would like details please as to
- How many retired officers the Met has written to under this scheme.
- When they were written to.
- How many of the officers contacted had retired whilst under investigation for misconduct.
- How many of the officers contacted had been previously disciplined, including receiving a warning, under misconduct proceedings.
- How many officers have been recruited out of the target 300 since the letters were sent out, if any.
- How many of those recruited had retired whilst under investigation for misconduct.
- How many of those recruited had been previously disciplined, including receiving a warning, under misconduct proceedings.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Without asking for the personal details of individual officers, I would like details please as to:
Q1 - How many retired officers the Met has written to under this scheme.

3212 (3 were duplicates).

Q2 - When they were written to.

848 letters in June to ‘recent’ retirees (year to 1st June 2022) and 2,364 who had retired up to 5 years ago and not included in phase 1 which were issued in October 2022.

Q3 - How many of the officers contacted had retired whilst under investigation for misconduct.

99

Q4 - How many of the officers contacted had been previously disciplined, including receiving a warning, under misconduct proceedings.

253

Q5 - How many officers have been recruited out of the target 300 since the letters were sent out, if any.

6 (as at 21/12/2022)

Q6 - How many of those recruited had retired whilst under investigation for misconduct.

0

Q7 - How many of those recruited had been previously disciplined, including receiving a warning, under misconduct proceedings.

No officers recruited have recent/live misconduct warnings on file. One officer had received a warning that expired in 2012, however, they have been subject to the full vetting process in line with APP Vetting Guidelines and received Commander level endorsement.