Nearly 150 GMP employees accused of violence against women and girls in last six months
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAlmost 150 employees of Greater Manchester Police were accused of behaviour relating to violence against women and girls in the last six months, the force has admitted.
In the last six months to February, there were 117 complaints and misconduct allegations relating to 141 members of the force - equating to one per cent of the workforce.
And in the same time period up to March last year, the force recorded 108 complaints - accounting for 9.1 per nationally, relating to 143 employees. READ MORE: Arrests and man injured after huge fight outside pub and gun reportedly fired It comes as complaints about police officers' treatment of women and girls are highly unlikely to result in action, according to new police data for England and Wales.
The National Police Chiefs' Council says nine in 10 complaints were dropped in the six months to March 2022. According to the new figures, where cases were completed, no further action was taken against police officers and staff accused of violence against women and girls in more than nine in 10 complaints from the public, and seven in 10 internal reports from police against colleagues.
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