Record clearout of rogue police officers as more than 700 axed in last year
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2025 4:51 am
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Record numbers of rogue police officers are being kicked out of forces, with 735 cops being sacked and barred for life in the last year, figures show.
The total is up 24% on the year before and has rocketed tenfold from the 70 cases recorded between December 2017 and March 2018. According to the College of Policing, 735 officers were placed on the barred list in the year to March 31 2025, up from 593 the previous year.
It comes as police chiefs attempt to clear out bent cops in the wake the Casey Review into the culture of the Metropolitan Police, conducted after serving officer Wayne Couzens abducted, raped and murdered Sarah Everard in 2021. The most common reasons given for dismissal were dishonesty (126), discriminatory behaviour (95), unlawful access or disclosure of information (82), inappropriate communications (81), and sexual offences or misconduct (72).