Northumbria Police has responded to criticisms over how it handled and released sexual and domestic violence data concerning its own officers.
The force recently disclosed at a North Tyneside full council meeting last week that 11 officers had been dismissed, and three prosecuted, following investigations into sexual or domestic abuse between April 2019 and March 2023. This was requested as part of a motion from independent North Tyneside councillors asking for greater police transparency.
However, those independent councillors also asked why the force had refused to answer a freedom of information request (FOI) from the Liberal Democrat Party in October 2023. The party asked every force in the country how many officers were currently under investigation for sexual or domestic violence and “how many of those officers are a) suspended; b) on restricted duties; c) working as normal; and d) have left the force.”