Conduct of Police officers (1358A/22)
Request
- Please provide the number of allegations about the conduct of police officers for each different category and specific type of allegation (which might include “race” under “discriminatory behaviour” or “use of force” under “police powers, policies and procedures” or earlier categorisations etc) in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and so far in 2022 (Jan to Sep)? Please provide the data in a spreadsheet format such as Excel.
- Please include the outcomes of each type of allegation (for instance the number of “case to answer”, “resolved”, “investigation”, “no case to answer” or “no further action required” etc outcomes for “use of force” allegations etc)? Please provide the data in a spreadsheet format such as Excel.
Response
Please find enclosed and attached our response.
- Please provide the number of allegations about the conduct of police officers for each different category and specific type of allegation (which might include “race” under “discriminatory behaviour” or “use of force” under “police powers, policies and procedures” or earlier categorisations etc) in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and so far in 2022 (Jan to Sep)? Please provide the data in a spreadsheet format such as Excel.
2017: 231 allegations
2018: 231 allegations
2019: 265 allegations
2020: 457 allegations
2021: 348 allegations
2022: 338 allegations
Please note the new regs came into force in Feb 2020, and changed our way of recording data, hence the apparent hike in numbers from 2020.
- Please include the outcomes of each type of allegation (for instance the number of “case to answer”, “resolved”, “investigation”, “no case to answer” or “no further action required” etc outcomes for “use of force” allegations etc)? Please provide the data in a spreadsheet format such as Excel.
A detailed breakdown of allegation type and their individual outcomes is contained within the requested Excel spreadsheet. (1358A 22 attachment)
Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from a number of data sources used by forces for police purposes. The detail collected to respond specifically to your request is 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 considered when interpreting those data.
The figures provided therefore are our best interpretation of relevance of data 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.