Police Officer disciplinary for alleged sexual misconduct 2021-2025

Response

We have provided data for finalised cases where Police Officers have faced internal disciplinary procedures where the subject has had to attend an internal meeting/hearing and the allegation relates to: 

 

• J3) Other sexual conduct,  

• J1) Sexual assault,  

• J2) Sexual harassment,  

• G2) Abuse of position for sexual purpose.  

 

Please note, the decision for the officer to be dismissed or put on restricted/suspended duties is linked to the case as a whole, and therefore the suspension/restriction/dismissal decision may not be solely based on the allegations listed above.  

 

Where a decision is yet to be made as to whether the case will be referred to disciplinary proceedings, this information has been excluded from the dataset below.  

 

Details of how allegations are recorded can be found in the IOPC guidance on capturing data police complaints here. 

 

Case Recorded Year	Disciplinary Proceeding Subject Count	Restricted	Suspended	Dismissed
2021 *	8	5	5	7
2022	7	2	4	5
2023	7	0	6	5
2024	1	0	1	1
2025	0	0	0	0
Total	23	7	16	18

* In 2021, some officers were on restricted duties, this then moved to suspended duties, so the count for restriction and suspension is included in both. 

 

You may also find this information published here on misconduct of use, particularly the part on sexual misconduct outcomes.