Fourteen elite Met police officers being investigated for corruption in largest police corruption inquiry in 40 years

FOURTEEN elite police officers are being investigated for corruption in the largest police corruption inquiry in 40 years.

The police watchdog – the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) – is investigating allegations of “serious corruption and malpractice” in Scotland Yard, the Sunday Times reports.

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Three Met whistle-blowers have claimed the Directorate of Professional Standards shielded officers who were accused of assault, racism, child abuse and grooming.

The paper understands one of the most senior police chiefs in the country is also under investigation for malpractice for improperly interfering in an investigation into bullying.

IOPC Director Jonathan Green said: “I can confim we have begun an investigation into allegations of serious corruption and malpractice within the Directorate of Professional Standards of the Metropolitan police.”

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