Deputy assistant commissioner Stuart Cundy described the figures as 'stark'. It comes six months after a review found the force was institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic.
It will take at least two years - possibly more - to rid the Metropolitan Police of corrupt officers - with some of those facing criminal charges not set to go to trial before 2025, the force has said.
Over the same period it is planning to hold 60 hearings a month relating to misconduct or gross incompetence - a process which can result in officers losing their jobs. "This is not about thousands of police officers and staff leaving this organisation, but there are undoubtedly hundreds of which there are real concerns about," said deputy assistant commissioner Stuart Cundy.In an update on the Met's work to drive up standards, DAC Cundy confirmed 201 of the force's approximately 34,000 officers are currently suspended from duties.
"It is a significant number, which is why the commissioner and I, and others, know we need to do things as quickly as we can."
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