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October 02, 2025 | Discipline and Misconduct , Discipline

Request Number: FOI/ 15717

Category: Discipline and Misconduct Discipline

Subject: Police Officer Suicides and Police Staff Investigated

Request and Answer:
Your request for information has now been considered. In respect of Section 1(1)(a) of the Act we can confirm that the Police Service of Northern Ireland does hold information to which your request relates. The decision has been taken to disclose the following.

Request 1
Thank you for this response. Based upon it I will revise my request to:

the number of police staff investigated between 1st January 2015 - 8th August 2025.

Answer 1
186 police staff were investigated between 1st January 2015 to 8th August 2025.

Request 2
the number of police officer suicides in the same period.

Answer 2
11 police officers have the cessation reason as suicide from 1st January 2015 to 8th August 2025.