Thames Valley Police staff sacked for sexual misconduct

The updated report was the second addressing sexual misconduct published by TVP

New figures show 30 serving Thames Valley Police (TVP) officers or staff were sacked for sexual misconduct over a period of nearly four and a half years.

An updated report by the force showed 11 rape accusations were made against employees from February 2020 until the end of June, including four this year.

TVP released the most recent report earlier this month after the first was published in the spring.

In it, TVP said complaints "increased significantly" in 2023 and that many are still being investigated.

"This shows that confidence is starting to increase in the reporting of these allegations," the force said.

"It also shows that [TVP] will take decisive action when sexual misconduct allegations are made."

Of 245 allegations involving 216 staff, 126 (51%) were finalised by the force as "case to answer".

Another 33 (13%) were still being investigated when the report was published.

TVP said the reports were "designed to be transparent with the reporting and findings of allegations of sexual misconduct to improve confidence in reporting these matters".

The force said it employed 4,527 officers in February 2020 but nearly 5,900 at the end of July, a 30% increase.

The number of police staff increased from 3,340 to 4,100 over the same period, a 23% increase.