Recommendation DM-12: Resources for tackling police corruption
From The Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel, published 15 June 2021.
Recommendation
The Metropolitan Police must ensure that the necessary resources are allocated to the task of tackling corrupt behaviour among its officers. Without proper resources there can be no effective fight against corruption. Since the Independent Office for Police Conduct has responsibility for investigating such matters, it must also be properly resourced to do so.
In brief (written by this site)
The Panel recommended allocating proper resources to tackle corrupt behaviour among police officers. In March 2022, the Metropolitan Police Service stated that its counter-corruption teams were sufficiently resourced for future needs and that discipline staffing had increased, though resourcing for the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) was not mentioned (Metropolitan Police Service response, Mar 2022). In June 2023, the Home Office noted an increase in the police funding settlement for the service to ensure corruption can be fought effectively (Home Office response, Jun 2023). In June 2023, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services found that although anti-corruption structures had been reorganised, arrangements were flawed and effectiveness remained under scrutiny (HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, Jun 2023). The record holds nothing dated later than the response of June 2023 (Home Office response, Jun 2023).
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 5 Oct 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.
Government response
2.2.6. Given the importance of tackling corruption within its own ranks, the Panel was clear that both the MPS and forces nationally need to have sufficient resources allocated to ensure that corruption can be fought effectively. For 2023/24, the MPS will receive up to £3.3bn via the police funding settlement, an increase of up to £102.3m when compared with 2022/23. In addition, the MPS faces increased demands on resources from policing the capital city and, as part of the 2023/24 police funding settlement, will continue to receive £185.3m through the National and International Capital City grant. Since 2019, this government has significantly increased government funding to police and crime commissioners (PCCs) in every year to successfully deliver the recruitment of 20,000 additional officers, a government priority and manifesto commitment.
- Resourcing review and demand profiling completed.
- Result – counter corruption teams are sufficiently resourced to meet current and future demands. Broader Discipline teams have increased staffing during 2021.
- An HMICFRS inspection is reporting late March 2022. Their report will be considered on receipt.
- IOPC attended Roundtable meeting hosted by MPS.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from Metropolitan Police Service has been found in the sources searched (last checked 30 January 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Published evidence
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Summary by this site of the published finding
The MPS established a new Anti-Corruption and Abuse Command, a Counter Corruption Board (November 2021), and invested an additional 150 officers in the Directorate of Professional Standards. All c.50,000 officers searched against PND and PNC. However, HMICFRS inspection (published March 2022) found MPS counter-corruption arrangements 'fundamentally flawed' and 'not fit for purpose' -- the Met had recruited people with criminal connections and over 2,000 unaccounted warrant cards. A further HMICFRS inspection (November 2022) found vetting processes across England and Wales fell short.
View detailed findings
The MPS restructured its anti-corruption machinery but HMICFRS found the arrangements 'fundamentally flawed' and 'not fit for purpose' as recently as March 2022. Structural changes are in place but effectiveness remains under scrutiny.
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Who has spoken
- Home Office
Response - Metropolitan Police Service
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