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Police commander who refused drugs test sacked for second time
A Metropolitan Police commander has been sacked from the force for a second time after he refused to take a drugs test when accused of smoking cannabis.
Julian Bennett, who joined the force in 1976 and wrote its drugs strategy, was initially dismissed in October 2023 after being found to have committed gross misconduct. After the initial ruling was quashed, a new misconduct hearing again found that the allegation of gross misconduct was proven.
Met Police Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist said he was "enormously concerned that almost five years since this incident happened we have only now been able to dismiss Commander Bennett". "This should have been a simple matter," he added, noting that Mr Bennett "never disputed he refused a lawful order to take a drugs test".
Mr Bennett "has been suspended on full pay for an extraordinary length of time.
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