"Sexual misconduct and discrimination complaints against police officers have doubled in five years but more than half of claims have gone uninvestigated, The Independent can reveal. Analysis of figures from the police watchdog shows that forces received 404 complaints for sexual misconduct in 2024-25 the highest number on record in a single year and up from 199 in 2020-01. Sex discrimination claims also saw a significant jump, with a record number of complaints - 645 - in 2023-24 alone."
"Complaints, which include claims of sexual assault, harassment and abuse of position for sexual gain, have risen at twice the rate of all other allegations made against officers in the past five years, analysis by The Independent shows. Despite this, 51 per cent of claims went uninvestigated between 2020 and 2024. The revelation comes after damning new footage from BBC Panorama exposed a culture of misogyny in the Metropolitan Police, with officers uncovered making sexualised comments about women and dismissing allegations of rape."
Complaints about police sexual misconduct rose sharply, reaching 404 cases in 2024-25, up from 199 in 2020-21, while sex discrimination complaints hit 645 in 2023-24. Forces nationally recorded 1,499 complaints about sexual conduct since 2020 and 2,320 sex discrimination cases. Allegations including sexual assault, harassment and abuse of position have increased at twice the rate of other allegations. Despite the rise, 51 per cent of those claims were not investigated between 2020 and 2024. Recent BBC Panorama footage exposed misogynistic behaviour in the Metropolitan Police, prompting apologies and likely dismissals of accused officers.
#police-sexual-misconduct #sex-discrimination #investigations-and-accountability #metropolitan-police-culture
Read at www.independent.co.uk
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]