Launch of National Police Anti-Corruption and Abuse Reporting Service  

The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners have joined all police forces in the UK to launch the Police Anti-Corruption and Abuse Reporting Service, which will be run by the independent charity Crimestoppers. 

The service was established to give the public an anonymous and confidential route to report concerns about criminal behaviour by individuals in policing. It will bolster the Force’s capability to take action against those who are not fit to serve.

The Police Anti-Corruption and Abuse Reporting Service covers information relating to officers, staff and volunteers who: 

•            Provide information or influence in return for money or favours. 

•            Use their policing position for personal advantage – whether financial or otherwise. 

•            Cross professional boundaries or abuse their position for sexual purposes. 

•            Abuse or control their partner, or those they have a relationship with. 

•            Engage in racist, homophobic, misogynistic or disablist conduct, on or off duty, in person or online. 

Crimestoppers will take reports from the public about individuals employed by Avon and Somerset Police, as well as any police force in the UK, regardless of whether the information relates to them whilst they are on or off duty, online or in person. Reports can be submitted online and telephone calls are free.  

When people contact the service, they can choose to remain 100% anonymous, or can opt to leave their details if they are willing for the force investigation team to contact them directly.    

Information received by Crimestoppers will be passed to Avon and Somerset Police’s Professional Standards team who will assess it. The Force may then pass the information to specialist detectives to begin an investigation, take steps to safeguard someone at risk or in danger, or record the information to inform future investigations. 

The service sits alongside existing complaints procedure and has been set up solely to take reports of corruption and or serious abuse committed by serving police officers, staff and volunteers.  

What to report: 

Contact the service by calling 0800 085 0000 or via Crimestoppers’ website to provide information you have about a serving police officer, staff member or volunteer in the UK, who:  

• Provides information or influence in return for money or favours. 
• Uses their policing position for personal advantage – whether financial or otherwise. 
• Crosses professional boundaries for sexual purposes. 
• Abuses or controls their partner, or those they have a relationship with. 
• Engages in racist, homophobic or misogynistic conduct, on or off duty, in person or online. 

The service is only for allegations of corruption or serious abuse.