Investigation into Metropolitan Police Service

The Equality and Human Rights Commission will carry out an investigation into unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation of employees by the Metropolitan Police Service.

This investigation is a response to concerns about the Met’s treatment of female, BME and gay officers, and follows the Central London Employment Tribunal’s recent findings in the case of Carol Howard v Metropolitan Police Service that the Met had discriminated against and victimised Ms Howard in contravention of the Equality Act 2010.

The focus of the investigation will be the Met’s Fairness at Work and misconduct procedures. It will be carried out under section 20 of the Equality Act 2006, which gives the Commission powers to investigate compliance with equality legislation when it suspects that an unlawful act may have been committed.

You can view a copy of the letter sent from the Chief Executive of the Commission to the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service here.

See a copy of the press release announcing the investigation press release announcing the investigation here.

Read our inquiry Terms of Reference for the investigation.

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2014