February 13, 2026 | Discipline and Misconduct
Request Number: FOI/16742
Category: Discipline and Misconduct - Discipline
Subject: Police Officers Convicted of Criminal Offences Since 2018
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 (PSNI) does hold information to which your request relates. The decision has been taken to disclose the following.
Request
Provide me with the following information on police officers convicted of criminal offences since 2018.
Request 1
List the police officers dismissed or who have resigned from your force following conviction of a crime
Answer 1
Since 2018, a total of 36 officers have been dismissed or resigned, following a criminal conviction.
Requests 2a and 2b
For each officer listed in your answer to Q1
a) itemise them to show if they were dismissed or resigned, gender, offence(s),
b) year of conviction
Answers 2a and 2b
Please see below in response to Requests 2a and 2b:
Dismissed or Resigned:
Officers dismissed - 26 Officers resigned - 1O
Male - 30
Female - 6
Offences:
Driving with excess alcohol - 15
Common assault - 3
Misconduct in a public office - 3
Fraud -2
Possession of a loaded firearm while drunk - 2
Driving with excess alcohol and common assault - 1
Careless driving - 1
Gross indecency with a child - 1
Rape and sexual assault – 1
Causing unnecessary suffering to an animal – 1
No insurance / MOT – 1
Perverting the course of justice – 1
Breach of data protection – 1
Domestic abuse – 2
Disorderly behaviour – 1
Year of Conviction:
2018 – 3
2019 – 3
2020 – 3
2021 – 4
2022 – 4
2023 – 10
2024 – 4
2025 – 5
Request 2c
For each officer listed in your answer to Q1:
c)if their pension has been forfeited (if so, include % forfeited).
Answer 2c
This information is not held by PSNI. Forfeiture of police pension is a matter for the Northern Ireland Policing Board.