Police corruption

Police corruption covers a range of unacceptable behaviour by officers or police staff. Such misconduct could include but is not limited to:

• theft or fraud, such as making fraudulent claims or stealing from crime scenes
• accessing or giving out confidential information without authorisation
• taking or supplying illegal drugs, or alcohol abuse
• criminal or otherwise inappropriate associations
• having links to organised crime
• using their position to pressure someone into a sexual or other relationship
• posting inappropriate or sexualised content on social media

How to report police corruption

You can report someone by making a formal complaint about them.

We take this very seriously, so please provide as much information as you can to help us with our investigations.

We'll ask you for:

• your details, including when and where you were born
• your contact details
• what your complaint is about, including times, dates and who was involved
• details of any witnesses

Report police corruption