Ten Wiltshire Police officers placed on barred list in one year

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 4 Nov, 11:38 · Archive

Ten Wiltshire Police officers and three staff were placed on the policing barred list following dismissals between April 2025 and March 2026.

Ten Wiltshire Police officers and three members of police staff were placed on the policing barred list following dismissals in the year to March 2026, according to figures published by the College of Policing. No members of Wiltshire's Special Constabulary were added during the same period.

Of the ten regular officers barred, three were dismissed while serving and seven were dismissed after resigning. The number of regular officers on the list increased from eight in the previous year to ten in 2025/26. For police staff, two of the three added were dismissed while serving and one was dismissed after resigning, a decrease from seven staff added in 2024/25.

The barred list was introduced in December 2017, replacing the previous College of Policing disapproved register. It covers regular police officers, members of the Special Constabulary and police staff who have been dismissed, including those dismissed after retiring or resigning.

Since December 2017, 31 Wiltshire Police officers have been added to the barred list in total. The breakdown over the years shows a pattern of increase: two officers between December 2017 and March 2021, three in 2021/22, three in 2022/23, five in 2023/24, eight in 2024/25 and ten in 2025/26. Similarly, 30 Wiltshire police staff have been added to the list since its creation.

The barred list prevents individuals from working in policing roles across the country and is used to maintain standards within law enforcement.

How it is being reported

• Ten Wiltshire Police officers placed on barred list in one year after dismissalsTen Wiltshire Police officers and three staff were placed on the barred list after dismissal in 2025/26, while 31 officers have been listed since 2017.Wiltshire Times · 4 Nov, 11:09
• Ten Wiltshire Police officers placed on barred list in one year after dismissalsTen Wiltshire Police officers and three staff were placed on the barred list after dismissal in 2025/26, while 31 officers have been listed since 2017.Gazette & Herald · 4 Nov, 11:09
• Ten Wiltshire Police officers placed on barred list in one year after dismissalsTen Wiltshire Police officers and three staff were placed on the barred list after dismissal in 2025/26, while 31 officers have been listed since 2017.Swindon Advertiser · 4 Nov, 11:09
• Ten Wiltshire Police officers placed on barred list in one year after dismissalsTen Wiltshire Police officers and three staff were placed on the barred list after dismissal in 2025/26, while 31 officers have been listed since 2017.Salisbury Journal · 4 Nov, 05:00

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