Nottinghamshire Police warned there is a ‘crisis of confidence’ from women in policing

A police and crime survey found public confidence has dropped by 1.3 per cent in the space of a year, with 58.5 per cent of people surveyed having confidence in the force.

Concerns were raised that there was ‘a crisis of confidence by women’ in policing following the death of Sarah Everard, who was kidnapped in South London and later murdered by Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens in March 2021.

Investigations have since been launched by the police watchdog into previous incidents of indecent exposure allegedly committed by Couzens while a serving police officer.

Chief Constable Craig Guildford, told the latest county police and crime panel meeting officers found guilty of misconduct were removed from the organisation.

From March 2021 to March 2022, six police officers and staff were dismissed from the force for gross misconduct including honesty and integrity, confidentiality, or improper conduct.

Eleven former police officers and staff were also told they ‘would have been dismissed’ following a hearing into their behaviour.

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