Officers convictions and shoplifting information

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.033319

I note you seek access to the following information:

1. Please state how many of your serving officers have got a
(i) conviction or
(ii) a caution for the offence of shoplifting?

2. For each individual please state
(i) if the offence was finalised by way of a conviction or caution,
(ii) was the offence picked up as a pre-employment check or was it carried out after the individual was employed as a police officer, and
(iii) the year the offence was committed.

3. If possible where there was a shoplifting offence please state the value of the theft and the shop where the offence was committed

Decision

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

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

The MPS have performed a search for serving officers that received a caution or conviction for shoplifting. There were none.

If individuals are cleared with shoplifting in the pre-employment vetting process they would complete a form 5020 and send over to DPS Directorate of Professional Standards.

We would not be able to pull this data from vetting database.