Information about officers on special vetting leave

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.25.043039

I note you seek access to the following information:

Your force said in a press release today that 29 or more officers are on special vetting leave, having lost vetting.

1. Could you please tell me how many of your officers were, under Operation Assure, on special vetting leave as of the day of this request.
2. Please tell me how much taxpayers money has been spent, as of the day of this request, placing the officers on special vetting leave (£, with a breakdown of the costs).
3. Could you also please send me the policy/guidance document on Operation Assure the Met uses when it considers dismissing officers who can no longer pass vetting (I am not referring to national guidance but any Met specific documents/guidance based on the national guidance).

Decision

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

Q1 - Could you please tell me how many of your officers were, under Operation Assure, on special vetting leave as of the day of this request.

29 - This information was made publicly available and can by searching the title below:

Commissioner - law ruling leaves policing in a "hopeless position" | Metropolitan Police

Q2 - Please tell me how much taxpayers money has been spent, as of the day of this request, placing the officers on special vetting leave (£, with a breakdown of the costs).

The information you have requested, is not held by the MPS.

Q3 - Could you also please send me the policy/guidance document on Operation Assure the Met uses when it considers dismissing officers who can no longer pass vetting (I am not referring to national guidance but any Met specific documents/guidance based on the national guidance).

The information you have requested, is not held by the MPS.

The Met uses national guidance and not assure-specific ones in reference to dismissal decisions.