Written question asked by Dawn Butler (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 February 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 3 February 2023. It was answered by Chris Philp (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 February 2023 on behalf of the Home Office.

Metropolitan Police: Stop and Search

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the announcement by the Independent Office for Police Conduct in April 2022 that the officers involved in the stop and search of Bianca Williams and Ricardo de Santos in July 2020 will face disciplinary proceedings for gross misconduct, when those proceedings will begin.

Answer: The Home Office does not hold this information.

For the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), once an officer has been referred to a misconduct hearing, it is the responsibility of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) to appoint an independent legally qualified chair (LQC).

Management of misconduct hearings, once established, is then the responsibility of the LQC. Hearings must commence within 100 days of the officer being referred, unless the LQC determines that it is necessary to extend this period in the interests of justice.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 137739
Session: 2022-23
Subjects: Misconduct Metropolitan Police Stop and search Williams, Bianca dos Santos, Ricardo
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk