Copy/specimen of new MPS warrant cards & cost of redesigning

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.033238

I note you seek access to the following information:

I would like to know what the new warrant card looks like with either a specimen copy/ mock-up of the same but also the cost overall of redesigning the MPS warrant cards.

Photographs of previous designs are in circulation, it is a matter of public safety that individuals (particularly women) know what a warrant card looks like.

This prevents those with ill intent from using false documents to impersonate a police officer without the public knowing.

Decision

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

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Advice on how to check an officer’s identity is published on the Metropolitan Police web site in the Fraud section, found under Advice and Information:
How to Check an Officers Identity

The Contact in person section of this page links to a mock-up of a warrant card.

If anyone is unsure about whether the person they’re dealing with is a genuine police officer the advice is – stop – and call us on 101 to check their identity.

The cost to replace both warrant cards and staff passes with a new design was £467,587.