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Police Officer Convictions 2013-2023

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Request reference number: 547

Date of response:

Summary of request

Request

1.
a) How many police officers in your force were convicted of a serious sexual offence
between 1st January 2013 & 30th April 2023, broken down by year?

b) How many of these officers subsequently had their pension withdrawn, broken down
by year? If only part of the pension was withdrawn please state what percentage.

2.
a) How many police officers in your force were convicted of manslaughter
between 1st January 2013 & 30th April 2023, broken down by year?

b) How many of these officers subsequently had their pension withdrawn, broken down
by year? If only part of the pension was withdrawn please state what percentage.
0 for all years.

3.
a) How many police officers in your force were convicted of murder between
1st January 2013 & 30th April 2023, broken down by year?

b) How many of these officers subsequently had their pension withdrawn, broken down
by year? If only part of the pension was withdrawn please state what percentage.

4. 
What is the approximate annual cost of the pensions granted to those police officers
convicted of serious sexual assault, manslaughter or murder between 2013 & 2023, still in
receipt of their pension?

Response

Thank you for your email and Freedom of Information request of 1 June 2023 to the Mayor’s Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC). 

I can confirm that your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000 and that MOPAC does hold some information relating to your request. 

1.
a) How many police officers in your force were convicted of a serious sexual offence
between 1st January 2013 & 30th April 2023, broken down by year?

MOPAC does not hold this information.

b) How many of these officers subsequently had their pension withdrawn, broken down by year? If only part of the pension was withdrawn please state what percentage.

2014 – 1 – Sexual Assault – MOPAC forfeited pension at a level of 50% - appealed by officer - 40% after appeal. 

0 for all other years

2.
a) How many police officers in your force were convicted of manslaughter between 1st January 2013 & 30th April 2023, broken down by year?

MOPAC does not hold this information.

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) may hold this information. You can request this 
information from them by visiting http://www.met.police.uk/foi/ or using this email address: 
[email protected]

b) How many of these officers subsequently had their pension withdrawn, broken down by year? If only part of the pension was withdrawn please state what percentage.

0 for all years.

3.
a) How many police officers in your force were convicted of murder between
1st January 2013 & 30th April 2023, broken down by year?

MOPAC does not hold this information. 
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) may hold this information. You can request this 
information from them by visiting http://www.met.police.uk/foi/ or using this email address: 
[email protected]

b) How many of these officers subsequently had their pension withdrawn, broken down by year? If only part of the pension was withdrawn please state what percentage.

0 for all years

4. 
What is the approximate annual cost of the pensions granted to those police officers
convicted of serious sexual assault, manslaughter or murder between 2013 & 2023, still in receipt of their pension?

MOPAC does not hold this information. 

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) may hold this information. You can request this 
information from them by visiting http://www.met.police.uk/foi/ or using this email address: 
[email protected]

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