Guidance

User guide to police misconduct statistics

This guide to police misconduct statistics is designed to be a useful reference guide with explanatory notes on the statistics.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 12 January 2023
• Last updated: 30 January 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

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User guide to police misconduct statistics

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This guide contains a glossary of terms, information about the police complaints and conduct regulations, notes on interpreting the figures, known limitations of the data, and information on other data sources.

Published 12 January 2023
Last updated 30 January 2024 + show all updates

1. 30 January 2024

   Updated to accompany the publication of 'Police misconduct, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2023'.

2. 12 January 2023

   First published.