Alwaght-A newly emerged
report has shown a rise in the number of British police officers who deal drugs
or abuse their power for sexual gratification, as Press TV reports.
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary’s (HMIC) review of
corruption in policing in England and Wales highlighted a report by the
now-defunct Serious Organized Crime Agency that was concluded 18 months ago,
and only made public on Thursday.
“The assessment highlighted
corruption for sexual gratification is a major concern,” The Telegraph quoted
the HMIC as saying on Friday.
The report is thought to include incidents where officers had made
inappropriate sexual passes at vulnerable victims, as well as police who had
insisted on “favors” from prostitutes.
It added the number of reported cases has been on the rise since
2009.
“Abuse and supply of Class A
and B controlled drugs is occurring more frequently among a greater number of
forces than was reported in 2010,” it added.
The study was carried out during a period of three years and was
based on intelligence reports into police forces throughout England and Wales.
Official HMIC figures
The study revealed that in the 12 months to the end of March 2014,
406 investigations into sexual misconduct by UK police were carried out.
Also during the last two years, 9,000 alleged police corruption
investigations were carried out, 5,700 of which led to “no further action”.
Further Findings
The report also showed that a majority of police forces are
inconsistent in the way they deal with corruption investigations, and that only
half of forces have an “effective counter-corruption plan”.
It also showed that one in 20 cases examined required referral to
the Independent Police Complaints Commission for further investigation, while
no referral was done.
