Officers under investigation for SA and DV (FOI ref: 1748A/25)

Request

1. The number of police officers currently under investigation for sexual assault

• The number of these officers broken down by working status: working as normal, on restricted duties, suspended, or have left the force.

2. The number of police officers currently under investigation for domestic violence

• The number of these officers broken down by working status: working as normal, on restricted duties, suspended, or have left the force.

Response

“It is important to note the force operates under the Police Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Behaviour. This includes challenging any inappropriate behaviour or action which would discredit the police service or undermine public confidence in policing.

“Our Professional Standards department, take a robust stance, carrying out thorough investigations, offering support and dealing appropriately with anyone found to be acting in an appropriate manner”

Please see as follows and note – data is correct as at 09 September 2025.

1. The number of police officers currently under investigation for sexual assault

• The number of these officers broken down by working status: working as normal, on restricted duties, suspended, or have left the force.

2. The number of police officers currently under investigation for domestic violence

• The number of these officers broken down by working status: working as normal, on restricted duties, suspended, or have left the force.

Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that this data has been extracted from a number of data sources used by forces for police purposes. The detail collected to respond specifically to your request may be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when interpreting the data.

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 taken into account when those data are used.

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