FOI 435132
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 435132
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 2nd October 2025. Please find below the response to your request:
How many officers on your force are being investigated for domestic violence? How many have been charged with domestic violence?
How many officers on your force are currently being investigated for racist behaviour, sexist behaviour, or for sexual offences (including but not limited to harassment and assault)?
Of these officers: How many of these officers who are being investigated are working on full duty?
How many are working on restricted duty?
How many have left the force?
How many have been fired from their job on the force?
What is the total size of your police force? This is to put these numbers in context.
Can you please provide this information as broken down by offence, eg X amount of officers are being investigated misogynistic behaviour. Of those, A are on full duties, B, are on restricted duties, C have left the force, D were fired from the force.
Reply
West Mercia Police hold the information requested.
As the requester has asked for “currently being investigated” there will be no reports of officers “being fired”.
The response is based on live conduct investigations
|
Officer |
Type |
Charged |
Current Status |
|
Officer 001 |
Domestic Abuse |
No |
Restricted/Alternative Duties |
|
Officer 002 |
Domestic Abuse |
No |
Suspended |
|
Officer 003 |
Domestic Abuse |
No |
Suspended |
|
Officer 004 |
Domestic Abuse |
No |
Normal Duties |
|
Officer 005 |
Abuse of Position - Sexual |
Yes |
Dismissed for other matters |
|
Officer 006 |
Sexual Assault |
Yes |
Resigned |
|
Officer 007 |
Abuse of Position - Sexual |
Yes |
Dismissed for other matters |
|
Officer 008 |
Sexual Assault |
Yes |
Suspended |
|
Officer 009 |
Sexual Assault |
No |
Suspended |
|
Officer 010 |
Discrimination - Racial |
No |
Resigned |
|
Officer 011 |
Harassment |
No |
Restricted/Alternative Duties |
|
Officer 012 |
Harassment & Sexual Offences |
No |
Suspended |
|
Officer 013 |
Inappropriate Behaviour - Sexual |
No |
Resigned |
|
Officer 014 |
Harassment / Abuse of Position - Sexual |
No |
Resigned |
|
Officer 015 |
Abuse of Position - Sexual |
No |
Suspended |
|
Officer 016 |
Inappropriate Behaviour - Sexual |
No |
Normal Duties |
|
Officer 017 |
Discrimination - Racial |
No |
Restricted/Alternative Duties |
|
Officer 018 |
Harassment |
No |
Suspended |
|
Officer 019 |
Sexual Assault |
No |
Restricted/Alternative Duties |
|
Officer 020 |
Harassment |
No |
Suspended |
|
Officer 021 |
Discriminatory Behaviour |
No |
Restricted/Alternative Duties |
|
Officer 022 |
Inappropriate Behaviour - Sexual |
No |
Restricted/Alternative Duties |
|
Officer 023 |
Inappropriate Behaviour - Sexual |
No |
Restricted/Alternative Duties |
|
Officer 024 |
Inappropriate Behaviour - Sexual |
No |
Restricted/Alternative Duties |
|
Officer 025 |
Inappropriate Behaviour - Sexual |
No |
Restricted/Alternative Duties |
|
Officer 026 |
Harassment |
No |
Restricted/Alternative Duties |
|
Officer 027 |
Harassment |
No |
Suspended |
|
Officer 028 |
Inappropriate Behaviour - Sexual |
No |
Restricted/Alternative Duties |
|
Officer 029 |
Abuse of Position - Sexual |
No |
Restricted/Alternative Duties |
|
Officer 030 |
Sexual Offences |
No |
Restricted/Alternative Duties |
|
Officer 031 |
Sexual Offences |
No |
Restricted/Alternative Duties |
|
Officer 032 |
Inappropriate Behaviour - Sexual |
No |
Restricted/Alternative Duties |
|
Officer 033 |
Sexual Assault |
No |
Suspended |
Regarding the size of the force
Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires West Mercia Police, when refusing to provide such information (because the information is exempt) to provide you the applicant with a notice which: (a) states that fact, (b) specifies the exemption in question and (c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies.
The exemption applicable to the information is:
Sec 21(1) Information Reasonably Accessible by Other Means
This is an Absolute, class based exemption.
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