More than 100 Met officers under investigation for suspected crimes including domestic abuse are working as normal, the Evening Standard can reveal.
Almost half of officers who have a case to answer for gross misconduct have also not been put on restricted duties. A Freedom of Information request revealed there were 143 police under investigation for domestic violence offences.
A total of 42 were still working as normal, while a dozen have been suspended, 79 were on restricted duties and 10 have left the force.
A further 284 officers were subject to investigations for other crimes, 67 of whom were serving without any restrictions.
The revelations of more than 400 officers under investigation prompted fresh demands for the new Met Police Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, to sort the force's "failed" misconduct system. Unmesh Desai, Labour’s London Assembly policing and crime spokesman, said “at the very least” those facing serious allegations of domestic or sexual abuse should be considered for desk duty.
He told the Standard: “A toxic culture has been allowed to fester and has seeped into the force’s structure, overshadowing the hard work of most Met officers. The misconduct system has failed both officers and Londoners. Decisive action is needed to rebuild the trust lost to a series of sickening scandals.” He called for the “high number of cases already under investigation” to be resolved quickly.
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