Serial rapist Carrick stripped of his state-funded police pension

SERIAL rapist David Carrick has been stripped of his state-funded Metropolitan Police pension.

Carrick, who was convicted of crimes against 12 women over 17 years, will lose 65 per cent of his pension, estimated to be more than £10,000 a year, which was contributed by the force.

If the former officer is released from prison he can still receive 35 per cent, his personal financial contribution.

The Mayor of London’s Office for Policing and Crime made a pension forfeiture application to the Home Office after Carrick was jailed for at least 30 years in February 2023, a move backed by Scotland Yard. Sadiq Khan, the Mayor, said: “David Carrick blatantly abused his position of trust as a police officer to carry out his appalling crimes.

“I have been very clear that steps should be taken to remove the employer contributions of his Met Police pension and it has now been decided that David Carrick will lose all these employer contributions.”

Home Office guidance states pension forfeiture can only be applied for when an officer has a conviction certified by the Home Secretary as “liable to lead to a serious loss of confidence in the public service” or “gravely injurious to the interests of the state”. Mr Khan had the final say on the forfeiture.

A Home Office spokesman said: “David Carrick’s crimes led to a serious loss of confidence in the police, and that is why he will forfeit the employer’s contribution to his pension.” Stuart Cundy, the Met’s Deputy Assistant Commissioner, said: “Offending of such an appalling nature must have wide-reaching consequences and it is right that the decision has been taken to subject Carrick to the maximum pension forfeiture allowed in law.”