Overview
- The watchdog has notified the Met and Gloucestershire Police that there is sufficient evidence to bring fast-track gross misconduct cases, with hearings due by the end of the month.
- The group comprises three sergeants and five constables serving in the Met, a former Met constable, and a Gloucestershire constable who transferred from the Met.
- The action follows undercover footage appearing to show racist, sexist and violent comments, including boasts about using force and calls to shoot immigrants.
- Met leaders suspended nine officers and one staff member within 48 hours, removed two more from frontline duties, disbanded the Charing Cross custody team, and changed local leadership while launching wider reviews.
- One constable remains under criminal investigation for perverting the course of justice, a sergeant was arrested on suspicion of the same offence last week, and the IOPC has requested untransmitted BBC material as Gloucestershire confirmed its own referral and suspension.