Police officer misconducts

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.032527

I note you seek access to the following information:

How many police officers are currently suspended from their regular duties pending an investigation.

How many police officers have been dismissed/sacked from their post within the last calendar year.

How many police officers are currently under investigation for allegations that relate to sexual assault.

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

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Q1 - How many police officers are currently suspended from their regular duties pending an investigation.

195 officers as of 15/9/23.

Q2 - How many police officers have been dismissed/sacked from their post within the last calendar year.

100 officers were dismissed/would have been dismissed if still serving 01/09/2022 – 31/08/2023.

Q3 - How many police officers are currently under investigation for allegations that relate to sexual assault.

244 officers as of 15/9/23.

Of these 77 are suspended, 98 are restricted, 32 are no longer serving (resigned) and 37 are serving as normal.

Maintaining Public Trust in the MPS
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.

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