PC's that have declared association with criminal (FOI Ref: 2043A/25)
Request
I request the following information in relation to serving police officers within the force:
The total number of police officers who have formally declared an association with a person who has a criminal conviction.
For each of the last five calendar years (2020–2024), the number of new declarations made by police officers relating to associations with persons who have a criminal conviction.
If recorded, a breakdown of the categories of convictions associated with these declarations (e.g. violence, drugs, dishonesty, sexual offences, driving offences, other).
For clarity:
By “association,” I mean formally declared notifiable associations recorded by the force under Professional Standards or HR policies (e.g. family, partner, friend, business, or other close personal links with a person who has a criminal conviction).
We offered a cost offer on 14th October 2025, and you responded the same day – your new request reads:
The total number of police officers who have formally declared an association with a person who has a criminal conviction.
For each of the last five calendar years (2020–2024), the number of new declarations made by police officers relating to associations with persons who have a criminal conviction.
Response
Please find enclosed our response.
We currently have 1635 change of circumstances for the reason association of person with criminal conviction, between 2020 – end of 2024
2020 109
2021 99
2022 296
2023 580
2024 551
The figures provided therefore are our best interpretation of data which has relevance to your request, but you should be aware that the collation of figures for ad hoc requests may have limitations, and this should be considered when those data are used.
If you decide to write an article / use the enclosed data, we would ask you to take into consideration the factors highlighted in this document so as to not mislead members of the public or official bodies or misrepresent the relevance of the whole or any part of this disclosed material.