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Officer misconduct at the Met

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24 February 2026

Officer misconduct at the Met

Following the BBC Panorama investigation that exposed serious misconduct, including racism, misogyny and violence in the Met at Charing Cross Police Station, the Met Commissioner stated that the Met is “relentlessly arresting and sacking officers and staff” and “now probing deeper into the corrupt networks and cliques” that the Met’s “actions have driven underground”

The Commissioner added that in the last three years, the Met has “conducted the biggest police corruption clear-out in British history”.1
This includes:

  • Removal of almost 1,500 officers and staff who failed to meet the Met’s standards
  • Dismissals have trebled to around 550 in 2024 compared to 150 in 2020
  • Internal reporting has trebled from around 400 in 2021-22 to 1,400 in 2024-25 
  • The Met has 200 more officers who are specifically and proactively focused on uncovering and dealing with wrongdoing
  • Strengthening the vetting system 
  • All Met staff and officers (40,000) have received bespoke training on the values they are expected to follow.2

The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee will meet tomorrow to question the Met on the actions taken to address officer misconduct. The Committee will also question the Met on its decisions around the Mounted Branch.

Guest include:

  • Kaya Comer-Schwartz, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
  • Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist, Frontline Policing, Metropolitan Police Service

The meeting will take place on Wednesday 25 February 2026 at 10am, in the Chamber at City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, E16 1ZE.

Media and members of the public are invited to attend.

The meeting can also be viewed LIVE or later via webcast or YouTube.

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Notes to editors

  1. MPS, Letter to the Home Secretary and Mayor of London, 2 October 2025
  2. MPS, Letter to the Home Secretary and Mayor of London, 2 October 2025
  3. Marina Ahmad AM, Chair of the Police and Crime Committee, is available for interview.
  4. Find out more about the work of the Police and Crime Committee.
  5. Read the agenda in full.
  6. As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.

For more information, please contact Tony Smyth in the Assembly Media Office on 07763 251 727 or [email protected]. For out of hours media enquiries, please call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the Assembly duty press officer.

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