Met Police commander Julian Bennett sacked for second time after refusing drugs test

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.