More Than 1,000 Police Officers in London Suspended or put on Restricted Duties

The Metropolitan Police has suspended 183 officers, put hundreds more on restricted duties and gutted the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command.

Undated photo showing the New Scotland Yard sign outside the Metropolitan Police headquarters in London. Kirsty O’Connor/PA Media

The Metropolitan Police says around 1,000 officers are currently suspended or on restricted duties as the force tries to weed out corrupt and incompetent staff in the wake of the Casey Review.

The force’s deputy assistant commissioner, Stuart Cundy, said it could take years to get rid of all the officers who have breached standards or failed vetting.