40 Thames Valley Police officer dismissed from duty, according to new figures
Thames Valley Police had the third highest number of officers sacked and barred from returning to the service across England in the last year
Forty police officers from Thames Valley Police have been sacked and barred from returning to the service last year.
That's the third highest out of any police force in England and is almost four times as many officers compared to 2020, according to the College of Policing.
It comes as a new report has reveals more than 730 police officers across England and Wales were sacked and banned from returning to the job last year as part of a national crackdown on misconduct.
Thames Valley Police is the biggest non-metropolitan force covering the equivalent of three counties, employing more than 9,200 officers and staff.
Deputy Chief Constable Ben Snuggs, said: “Thames Valley Police takes an extremely rigorous approach to the conduct of our workforce. We encourage colleagues to feel empowered and speak up when they see someone not upholding the high standards we expect, which has led to an increase in reports over recent years.
“This shows our ongoing and steadfast commitment to ethical policing and the high standards which the public rightly expect in delivering an excellent service to all our communities.
“In 2024/25 the force saw more officers dismissed and placed on the barred list than in previous years, this was in the main due to a focus on misconduct hearings and accelerated misconduct hearing ahead of the new misconduct regulations coming into effect.
“I would like to reassure the public that the overwhelming majority of our officers and staff uphold the high standards we expect, and the number of officers and staff placed on the barred list represents 0.5 per cent of the force.”
The report:
New figures from the College of Policing show 735 officers were placed on the barred list in the year to March 31, 2025, up from 593 the previous year, an increase of 24 per cent.
The barred list prevents anyone dismissed for gross misconduct from ever working in policing again.
The most common reasons for dismissal included dishonesty (126 cases), discriminatory behaviour (95), unlawful access or disclosure of information (82), inappropriate communications (81), and sexual offences or misconduct (72).
Other reasons listed included abuse of position for a sexual purpose (31), child sexual offences (21), being part of a discriminatory WhatsApp group (45), domestic abuse or harassment (26), and drug offences (44).
Most of those added to the list were constables (640), though one chief officer and two chief superintendents were also among those dismissed.
The Metropolitan Police recorded the highest number of dismissals, 183 officers, followed by Greater Manchester Police (43), Thames Valley Police (40), and West Midlands Police (37).
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