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Nine Suffolk police staff and officers barred in past year

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 4 Nov, 13:31 · Archive

Nine Suffolk police staff and officers were barred from policing in 2025/26, including seven staff dismissed while serving.

Nine Suffolk police staff and officers were barred from policing between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026, according to College of Policing data. Seven staff members were dismissed while serving, a sharp increase from just one in the previous year. Two regular officers were also barred after resigning, down from eight the previous year.

Since the barred list was introduced in December 2017, a total of 31 Suffolk police staff and 22 officers have been barred, bringing the overall figure to 53. Across England and Wales, 757 regular officers, 348 police staff and 25 special constables were barred during the same period.

The College of Policing said people can be barred following the most serious disciplinary offences, as well as cases involving poor performance or attendance. The barred list prevents those on it from being employed or appointed by police forces and other specified policing bodies. Proceedings against officers can continue after they leave a force, with panels able to rule that they would have been dismissed had they remained in service.

Nine Suffolk police staff and officers barred in past year
Image: East Anglian Daily Times

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