Internal complaints

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 24/1833

Version Date: 18/04/2024

The Professional Standards Department have provided the following information:

Data processing:

• Search conducted for all conduct cases recorded against officers and staff that have the category set as either G2, G3 (abuse of position for sexual or emotional purpose) J1, J2 or J3 (sexual assault, harassment and other conduct) whereby the victim was also a member of the force.
• Prior to 2020 these categories were not in place so allegations that would have been recorded in these categories had they been in place have been identified.

1. How many internal complaints were raised by staff or police officers within your police force of sexual harassment, sexual violence, or sexual discrimination by a colleague for the past five years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023)?

Results for the number of cases per year are as follows:

Years	Cases
2019	1
2020	9
2021	8
2022	5
2023	11
	34

 

2. For each year, please break down how many resulted in a) temporary suspension for the officer accused, b) dismissal or leaving the force, c) other disciplinary action or management intervention or d) none of the above.

Of those cases:

Suspended:

Years	Number suspended
2019	1
2020	1
2021	3
2022	3
2023	3
	11

 

Outcomes:

Years	Outcome	Total
2019	Dismissal/would have been dismissed	1
2020	Dismissal/would have been dismissed	2
	Other disciplinary action	1
	No case to answer - no action	6
2021	Other disciplinary action	3
	Dismissal/would have been dismissed	2
	No case to answer - no action	3
2022	Other disciplinary action	1
	Would have been Dismissed	2
	No case to answer - no action	2
2023	Live	8
	No case to answer - no action	3
		34