The Latest Breaking News from Julian Bennett

Anger at 155 London police officers suspended from duty costing £7million a year

John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, called for urgent reform of ‘broken system’

Evening Standard · Aug 18, 2025

Senior Met Police officer sacked for second time after refusing drugs test will keep pension

Commander Julian Bennett entitled to lump sum of £400,000, plus index-linked £80,000-a-year

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2025

Senior Met officer sacked for second time over refusing drugs test

Commander Julian Bennett was initially dismissed by a misconduct panel in October 2023 over the incident before his sacking was overturned.

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2025

Senior officer behind Met drug strategy sacked over refusal to take drug test

Disciplinary panel had found Julian Bennett guilty of gross misconduct for refusing test when accused of smoking cannabis

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2023

Senior Met officer faces the sack for refusing drugs test over cannabis claims

Commander Julian Bennett has been found to have refused to provide a sample for a drugs test when he was accused of smoking cannabis.

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

Police officer wanted to compromise integrity of ex-commissioner, tribunal told

Commander Julian Bennett, who has served in the force since 1976, is said to have smoked cannabis before breakfast and work in late 2019.

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023

Police officer ‘could have given drugs test when he anticipated negative result’

Commander Julian Bennett was grilled at a tribunal over why he did not volunteer to take test when he believed it would not have been positive.

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023

I was not nicknamed The Sacker, police commander tells tribunal

Commander Julian Bennett, who has served in the force since 1976, is said to have smoked cannabis before breakfast and work.

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023

Police commander refused to take drugs test as he used CBD oil, tribunal told

Commander Julian Bennett has served with the Metropolitan Police since 1976.

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023

Allegations that senior Met officer took LSD dismissed by tribunal panel

Commander Julian Bennett is accused of smoking cannabis daily

Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2023