Stanley Kennett Met Police sacked after running coffee business while receiving full pay

PC Stanley Kennett, 31, has been sacked for gross misconduct — stanley kennett met police — after a tribunal found he continued to operate a coffee business while receiving full pay. The dismissal came in the same week the Met removed another officer for running a business while being paid.

Stanley Kennett Met Police disciplined at tribunal

Kennett applied in April 2024 to run The Coffee Cycle but his application was declined; the misconduct hearing heard he "continued to engage in and operate this unauthorised business interest. " In September 2025 the ruling confirmed he continued the activity "whilst receiving full pay from the force, " the panel said.

What The Coffee Cycle did and where it operated

The Coffee Cycle business is based in a bike shop in Storrington, West Sussex and serves coffee, cake and pastries and provides catering for events. Cdr Andy Brittain described the venture as more than volunteering: "This was not simply a volunteering opportunity, this was a full-blown and expanding business supported by incorporation of that business, the granting of a director's loan and employment of staff. " He added, "PC Kennett is also noted to have been actively engaged on social media promoting that business. This was a sophisticated operation, and PC Kennett appears heavily involved at all points. "

Other recent dismissals and related rulings

The tribunal noted the Met had dismissed two officers for running businesses whilst being paid within a week. Last week firearms Sgt Matt Skelt was sacked for gross misconduct after he worked and promoted a mobile pizza service while on long term sick leave. The coverage of related cases included items titled "Officer who ran pizza company on sick leave fired", "Police officer sacked after assaulting neighbour" and "Met PC who did not disclose firearms probe sacked. "

Findings from the Sean Brierley hearing

At a separate tribunal the panel heard about former Det Con Sean Brierley. It was said he went to Gravity Well Taproom on the evening of 2 July 2025 after being told a suspect at Leyton police station was not yet available to be interviewed. In video footage from the east London bar he could be seen ordering three glasses of white wine over two hours.

Evidence shown to the panel and its timing

CCTV showed Brierley "unsteady on his feet", "staggering" and "off balance" when he returned to the police station later that evening, the panel heard on 12 February. A custody sergeant gave evidence that Brierley had "smelt drunk" and other staff reported his speech had been "slurred. " The tribunal concluded Brierley would have been sacked if he had not already left the force.

Next steps

What happens next is unclear in the provided context.