Complaints regarding sexual misconduct from staff from October 2022 to October 2023

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.033323

I note you seek access to the following information:

1A: How many complaints regarding sexual misconduct has the force received from staff between 1 October 2022 to 1 October 2023?
1B: Can these complaints be broken down by type of sexual misconduct i.e. sexual assault, rape, sexual coercion etc?

2A: How many complaints regarding sexual misconduct has the force received from the public regarding police officers between 1 October 2022 to 1 October 2023?
2B: Can these complaints be broken down by type of sexual misconduct i.e. sexual assault, rape, sexual coercion etc?

3C: How many police officers have been dismissed from the force for sexual misconduct during this period?

Decision

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

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Q1A - How many complaints regarding sexual misconduct has the force received from staff between 1 October 2022 to 1 October 2023?
Q1B - Can these complaints be broken down by type of sexual misconduct i.e. sexual assault, rape, sexual coercion etc?

Q2A - How many complaints regarding sexual misconduct has the force received from the public regarding police officers between 1 October 2022 to 1 October 2023?
Q2B - Can these complaints be broken down by type of sexual misconduct i.e. sexual assault, rape, sexual coercion etc?

Q3C - How many police officers have been dismissed from the force for sexual misconduct during this period?

Please note that we are unable to identify whether a complaint of sexual misconduct was received from staff. We can, however, provide data on the number of ‘Conduct Matters as well as the number of ‘Public Complaints’ and we have provided this data below.

Please also note that the ‘Hearings’ took place in the timeframe requested, however, they do not necessarily relate to allegations mentioned under the first 2 Tables 1 & 2 (Conduct Matters & Public Complaints).

 

Securing and maintaining the trust of the community is integral to the principle of policing by consent and to continue to do so, the MPS recognises that its staff must act with professionalism and integrity. The MPS treats each occasion when an allegation is made about the conduct of its staff extremely seriously and will fully investigate each incident to determine whether the conduct of that member of staff has breached the standards of professional behaviour. Where the conduct of staff is proven to have fallen below the standards of behaviour expected, the MPS will take robust action to ensure that its staff are held to account and that lessons are learnt from each case. Any instance where the conduct of our staff is alleged to have fallen below the standards of behaviour expected is treated extremely seriously by the MPS.