A Metropolitan Police officer who photographed a heavily decomposed dead body on his personal mobile phone before showing or offering the disturbing image to colleagues has been sacked for gross misconduct. PC Timothy Robson took the photograph while attending a sudden death in September 2025, despite having no legitimate policing reason to capture the image… Continue reading PC Timothy Robson SACKED After Taking Sickening Photograph Of Decomposing Corpse Then Showing It To Colleagues
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Comment: Police Accountability Cannot Depend On Police Approval
There is something deeply uncomfortable about watching the holder of what is widely regarded as Britain’s most senior and influential policing role repeatedly proclaim his commitment to transparency and accountability, only to turn the considerable authority of his office on the independent watchdog charged with providing independent oversight of policing. Following the decision that Sergeant… Continue reading Comment: Police Accountability Cannot Depend On Police Approval
Dismissed For Sex Texts, Spared After Striking A Child — But All Nine Met Officers Examined Were Anonymous
Metropolitan Police officers have been found to have struck a child with a belt, signed a victim’s witness statement, sent graphic sexual messages while on duty and repeatedly crossed physical boundaries with female colleagues. Others faced allegations of rape, coercive control and domestic assault. Yet, in every one of the nine misconduct decisions examined by… Continue reading Dismissed For Sex Texts, Spared After Striking A Child — But All Nine Met Officers Examined Were Anonymous
Special Report: Police Federation Warns Officers Still Fear Speaking Out Against Colleagues Despite Misconduct Reforms
Police officers still fear retaliation, isolation and damage to their careers if they report wrongdoing by colleagues, the Police Federation has warned, despite national reforms intended to make speaking out safer. The Police Federation of England and Wales said the culture within policing was changing, but not quickly enough, and warned that many officers still… Continue reading Special Report: Police Federation Warns Officers Still Fear Speaking Out Against Colleagues Despite Misconduct Reforms
Inside The Secret And Seedy World Of Former GMP Officer Michael Jones
Inside the secret life of a Greater Manchester Police officer: How a misconduct panel concluded PC Michael Jones spent shifts sending explicit sexual messages, arranging public encounters and browsing hookup websites before resigning as the case closed in By the time former Greater Manchester Police officer Michael Jones walked away from his misconduct hearing, the… Continue reading Inside The Secret And Seedy World Of Former GMP Officer Michael Jones
Met Pcs Jon Toolis And Nathaniel Lordan Keep Jobs After Panel Finds Man Was Punched Repeatedly During Unlawful Detention
Two Metropolitan Police officers who repeatedly punched a man during a chaotic street confrontation have been allowed to keep their jobs despite a misconduct panel finding that the force they used was unlawful. PC Jon Toolis and PC Nathaniel Lordan faced allegations of gross misconduct following an incident in Shoreditch, East London, during the early… Continue reading Met Pcs Jon Toolis And Nathaniel Lordan Keep Jobs After Panel Finds Man Was Punched Repeatedly During Unlawful Detention
Postcode Lottery Of Police Transparency: Some Forces Keep Years Of Misconduct Records Online While Others Remove Them After Just 28 Days
A Misconduct999 review of all 46 police forces in England and Wales has uncovered dramatic differences in how misconduct information is retained and published, with some forces maintaining archives dating back to 2016 while others appear to have no publicly accessible historical archive at all. A police officer can face a public misconduct hearing, have… Continue reading Postcode Lottery Of Police Transparency: Some Forces Keep Years Of Misconduct Records Online While Others Remove Them After Just 28 Days
