Met police backlog of officers facing gross misconduct hearings grows to 355

In August, the Home Office said police officers found guilty of gross misconduct would face automatic dismissal. Photograph: Javier García/Shutterstock

The Metropolitan police has a backlog of 355 officers who are waiting to face gross misconduct hearings, the force has said.

The London force’s deputy assistant commissioner, Stuart Cundy, said the backlog was a “significant increase compared to this time last year” and added that the Met wanted 30 gross misconduct hearings and 30 gross incompetence hearings to take place a month.