Overview

• An independent panel found Toby Knight scheduled 245 meetings with sex workers on his GMP-issued phone between September 2018 and February 2024 with 165 occurring during his shifts.
• Review of his personal device uncovered another 357 appointments between May 2023 and April 2024, including 56 set for workdays or when he called in sick.
• Knight retired on May 28, 2025, one day before the gross misconduct hearing concluded he would have been dismissed without notice if still serving.
• Chief Resource Officer Lee Rawlinson ruled Knight’s actions breached police standards and risked compromising the force’s integrity.
• Greater Manchester Police reaffirmed its commitment to accountability as the College of Policing added Knight to its barred list, barring him from returning to the profession.