Scotland Yard standards chief moved to 'backroom job'
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Scotland Yard standards chief moved to 'backroom job'

Daily Mail  

Matt Horne, a £150,000-a-year deputy assistant commissioner at Scotland Yard, has been moved to an alleged ‘backroom job’ A top Met officer appointed ‘head of professional standards’ despite bullying colleagues has been quietly dropped from his role as he faces criminal prosecution over a separate allegation. Matt Horne, a £150,000-a-year deputy assistant commissioner at Scotland Yard, has been moved to an alleged ‘backroom job’. After Mr Horne, 51, joined the Met as head of professional standards in February 2019, further allegations were made that he had illegally accessed confidential information to undermine the bullying probe. The police watchdog notified the Met of its investigation in October 2019 and he was placed on ‘restricted duties’ the following March.

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