Serving police officers have been convicted of a serious or violent crime from January 2021 to April 2023

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.029801

I note you seek access to the following information:

I am writing to you to request the following information from your police force.

1. How many serving police officers (at the time of the charge) have been convicted of a serious or violent crime - rape, stalking, assault etc, in 2023 thus far, 2022 and 2021.

2. How many police officers have been sacked as a result of a criminal conviction for a serious or violent crime in 2023 thus far, 2022 and 2021.
Please provide a breakdown of the type of crimes each officer was convicted for.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Please see details below for serving police officers (at the time of the charge) convicted of a serious or violent crime and number of officers dismissed as a result of a criminal conviction for a serious violent crime for the period 2021 – 2023 (April).

	Officer Count
Dismissal	14
Would have been Dismissed	8
Not Proven	1
Awaits	3
Grand Total	26

 

Row Labels	Officer Count
Sexual offence	13
Violence against the person	13
Grand Total	26