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Serving Officers currently suspended due to/convicted of domestic abuse stats as of June 2023

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.031029

I note you seek access to the following information:

Please tell me for the calendar years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (the most up to date figure up until 13 June):

- The number of serving Metropolitan Police officers who are currently suspended from duty due to domestic abuse allegations?

- The number of serving Metropolitan Police officers convicted of domestic abuse related charges?

- In addition to domestic abuse allegations, I'm keen to know the number of officers currently suspended in relation to sexual offence allegations.”

Clarification:
“Can you confirm that your request in relation to suspended officers, only seeks access to a single figure for the current number of suspended officers for domestic abuse related allegations and doesn’t relate to the overall timeframe set out by your request please?”

Clarification email -
“Sorry to clarify: for the first part of the request, I only seek access to the current number suspended.”

Decision

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

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

- The number of serving Metropolitan Police officers who are currently suspended from duty due to domestic abuse allegations?

40 police officers were suspended as of the 30 June 2023, having been the subject of a domestic abuse related allegation.

- Please tell me for the calendar years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (the most up to date figure up until 13 June):
- The number of serving Metropolitan Police officers convicted of domestic abuse related charges?

18 police officers were convicted of a domestic abuse related offence from the 1 January 2018 to the 13 June 2023. Of the 18 police officers convicted of a domestic abuse related offence, 9 were subsequently dismissed by the MPS, 4 received a sanction of ‘would have been dismissed’, 1 received no action and 1 officer was reinstated by an independent Police Appeals Tribunal. The misconduct investigations/outcomes in respect of 3 officers are pending.

- In addition to domestic abuse allegations, I'm keen to know the number of officers currently suspended in relation to sexual offence allegations.

78 police officers were suspended as of the 30 June 2023, having been the subject of a sexual offence related allegation.

DUTY TO ADVISE AND ASSIST
Under Section 16 of the Act, there is a duty to advise and assist those that have made, or intend to make, a request for information. In accordance with this duty, I can confirm that the MPS publishes information about various types of crime on its website. I have provided a link to this information below.

MPS Website: Stats and Data

It may also assist you to note that the MPS proactively publishes all disclosures made in response to requests made under the Act on its Publication Scheme. I have provided a link to this section of the MPS website below.

MPS Publication Scheme

The MPS Publication Scheme can be searched using keywords and may accordingly hold other information that is of interest to you.

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