Women’s Aid respond to plans to remove officers guilty of misconduct from police forces

Isabelle Younane, Head of External Affairs at Women’s Aid, said: 

“Women’s Aid welcomes reforms to policing announced today by the Home Office, which will help ensure that forces are able to remove dangerous perpetrators from their ranks more swiftly. It is essential that women are able to trust that when they are bravely reporting their experiences of abuse to the police, they aren’t speaking to an officer who has been accused of violence against women and girls (VAWG) related misconduct themselves. 

These reforms, alongside those announced previously, are positive first steps to improving women’s trust in the police. We continue to urge for further action to ensure that no individuals with the misogynistic attitudes and beliefs that underpin VAWG are eligible to join our police forces in the first place. We must see a complete transformation to policing, so that it is a safe institution for all.”