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Employees found guilty of gross misconduct and dismissal from January 2020 to June 2025

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.25.044770

I note you seek access to the following information:

  1. How many officers and staff have been found guilty of gross misconduct in 2025 up to 14 April 25.
    Please also list the number for 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 and make clear if they were officers or staff.
  2. Please could you differentiate between the number of officers and staff dismissed and those who would have been dismissed, had they not already left the force.
  3. Please could you also list the reason(s) for their dismissal.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full. Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Please find below an excel spreadsheet with the answers to questions.

Please note there are four separate tabs within the spreadsheet, titled cover sheet, guidance, definition and table(s). The guidance page should be read in conjunction with the data to ensure the report is interpreted correctly.

DATASET CAVEAT

The 2025 dataset only includes data up until 9 June 2025.

Maintaining Public Trust in the MPS

Building and maintaining the trust of the community is integral to the principle of policing by consent and to continue to do so, the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) understands how crucial it is to act with professionalism and integrity to uphold this trust. The MPS treats each occasion when an allegation is made about the conduct of its staff extremely seriously and will fully investigate each incident to determine whether the conduct of that member of staff has breached the standards of professional behaviour. If it is found that an officer’s and staff’s actions fall short of those standards, the MPS is committed to taking strong and appropriate action, ensuring accountability, and learning from each case. The MPS carries such matters with highest level of seriousness and commitment to transparency.