Police corruption
Police corruption covers a range of unacceptable behaviour by officers or police staff. Such misconduct could include but is not limited to:
- theft or fraud, such as making fraudulent claims or stealing from crime scenes
- accessing or giving out confidential information without authorisation
- taking or supplying illegal drugs, or alcohol abuse
- criminal or otherwise inappropriate associations
- having links to organised crime
- using their position to pressure someone into a sexual or other relationship
- posting inappropriate or sexualised content on social media
How to report police corruption
You can report someone by making a formal complaint about them.
We take this very seriously, so please provide as much information as you can to help us with our investigations.
We'll ask you for:
- your details, including when and where you were born
- your contact details
- what your complaint is about, including times, dates and who was involved
- details of any witnesses