He says that any officers found to have been paid money by the News of the World for information would be jailed and adds that the whole scandal has been “a very damaging episode for us and we have got to work hard to rebuild the trust in the Met”. The police face being dragged through the civil courts by claimants, including Brian Paddick, the former deputy assistant commissioner, who accuse the Met of failing in their duty of care by neglecting to inform possible victims of phone hacking whose names appeared on Mulcaire’s list.