Matt Cane, General Secretary of the Metropolitan Police Federation, said: “The overwhelming majority of our members at Chief Inspector rank give everything they have, often at considerable personal cost, to meet the growing and complex demands placed upon them.
“They deserve support and respect, not threats of “forced distribution,” “performance processes,” or “dignified exits.”
“The proposed Voluntary Exit Scheme, framed as a “quick and dignified route out”, is a thinly veiled threat.
"It sends a chilling message to dedicated professionals that, after years of loyal service, their futures may be decided not by performance, but by whether they conform to an increasingly narrow definition of what senior leadership “should look like.”
“The MPF will not stand by while our members are pressured or coerced out of the organisation under the guise of “efficiency” or “high standards."
"I will be writing to the Commissioner over coming days to express our serious concerns."
