Overview
- The police watchdog, which confirmed the move Thursday, said one serving officer and four former Met officers are under investigation for potential misconduct over how complaints were handled.
- The directed inquiry began in January 2025 and is being run by the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards under IOPC control.
- The case covers reports from four victim-survivors, and the watchdog will decide whether any officer has a disciplinary case to answer.
- Separate Met criminal inquiries have interviewed a man in his 60s under caution in March and three women between February 25 and March 5, with no arrests and the probe ongoing.
- More than 400 allegations against the former Harrods owner span 1977 to 2014, and Al Fayed died in 2023 without being charged, which has shifted scrutiny to associates and police conduct.