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Met officer cleared over David Carrick conduct investigation

Factual summary of a published IOPC investigation, covering the incident, key findings and outcome.

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Published
2026-03-20
Investigation type
independent
Force involved
Metropolitan Police Service

What was investigated

A Met Police officer was investigated for gross misconduct related to handling a misconduct investigation into David Carrick, a serial sex offender. The IOPC concluded that the officer did not have a case to answer for gross misconduct after a disciplinary hearing.

Key findings

  • The Met officer was cleared of gross misconduct allegations.
  • The IOPC investigated the Met's misconduct investigation process.
  • Carrick had no disciplinary case to answer from the Met's conduct investigation.
  • Detective Sergeant had a case to answer for supervision failures.
  • Misconduct was not proven against the Detective Sergeant after the hearing.
  • Other officers had cases for misconduct that were not proven.
  • The investigation involved multiple historical allegations against Carrick.
  • The IOPC found procedural failures in previous investigations.

Outcome

The officer faced no charges, and all proceedings related to the investigation concluded without finding misconduct.

Read the full report on policeconduct.gov.uk

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Last reviewed: 13 July 2026 · Next review due: 13 January 2027

This is a factual summary of a report published by the Independent Office for Police Conduct. Individuals are referred to exactly as the source report anonymises them. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with the IOPC · Summarised 2026-07-13.