Met Police officer faced 11 misconduct allegations and allowed to remain on force despite being arrested over a 'sexual offence', report finds
The case of a Metropolitan Police officer who avoided dismissal despite facing 11 separate allegations of wrongdoing is just one of the findings highlighted in a report detailing serious misconduct within the force.
Investigators did observe that the disparity has been falling steadily since 2018-19, but suggested the trend could partially be attributed to a large number of complaints yet to be ruled on.Among the most troubling revelations in the report was that allegations of sexual misconduct against officers are extremely unlikely to be upheld when compared to other complaints.
Another said they had heard other officers "passing on sexualised comments" when dealing with members of the public, fellow staff and victims of crime.According to the report, repeat offenders have been able to escape disciplinary action due to the force's reporting process. In one case, an officer continued to serve after facing management action over accusations of corruption, traffic offences and "failure to safeguard while off duty".
One officer told Baroness Casey that the force takes "forever" to handle complaints and warned that too often "they just keep people hanging on and hanging on". One chief inspector alleged that officers "are being talked out of" reporting grievances by supervisors, while another described the complaints process as a "harrowing and totally pointless exercise"
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