37 police officers were sacked in the last year

FIGURES SHOW HOW MANY WEST MIDLANDS HAS DISMISSED AND BANNED

- MARGARET DAVIS News Reporter

ALMOST 40 police officers were dismissed and permanently banned from the service by West Midlands Police.

A total of 37 out of a workforce of 7,991 were sacked last year, new data shows.

Nationally, last year, more than 730 police officers were dismissed and permanently banned from the service, according to recent figures.

The College of Policing revealed that 735 officers were added to the barred list in the year leading up to March 31, 2025, a rise from 593 the previous year, marking a 24% increase.

The latest data from the College of Policing regarding the police barred list includes categories for dismissal reasons, with a total of 1,149 recorded, as multiple reasons can be attributed to a single case.

The most frequently cited reasons for dismissal included dishonesty (126), discriminatory behaviour (95), unlawful access or disclosure of information (82), inappropriate communications (81) and sexual offences or misconduct (72).