Special Constable dismissed - London

A Special Constable has been dismissed without notice from the Force, following a public misconduct hearing.  

SPC Muhammad Farooq attended the hearing, which was held in London between 3 and 6 August 2026. He answered allegations that he had breached the standards of professional behaviour.

A number of allegations were found proven by the Independent Panel. These included:

• In May 2025, he deliberately took jewellery belonging to his wife without her permission and refused to return it, stating that he would withhold it until she "behaved positively".
• He took possession of her car keys, preventing her from leaving an address, on multiple occasions.
• He became agitated and confrontational when she wanted to spend time with other people, and threatened to "make her life hell", or words to that effect.

The Independent Panel found his actions amounted to gross misconduct and he would have been dismissed from the Force without notice.

The full report is available here.

Detective Chief Inspector Martin Turner said: "The controlling element to SPC Farooq’s behaviour in this case is both clear and unacceptable.

"The public rightly expect police officers – including Special Constables - to act with integrity and respect, both on and off duty. Former SPC Farooq's actions are wholly incompatible with the values of policing.

"When officers fail to uphold the high standards expected of them, we will always take robust action – so I support the decision of the Independent Panel who would have dismissed him with immediate effect.”