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Update on investigation into allegations of sharing offensive messages among Gwent Police officers

Factual summary of a published IOPC investigation, covering the incident, key findings and outcome.

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Published
2023-04-19
Investigation type
independent
Force involved
Gwent Police

What was investigated

Our investigation into the conduct of a number of Gwent Police officers over allegations of sharing offensive messages is continuing. We have served notices on several officers indicating that their conduct is under investigation.

Key findings

  • Two current and two former officers received gross misconduct notices.
  • One serving officer received a notice at misconduct level.
  • Notices related to offensive messages discovered on the phone of a former officer.
  • Four additional officers are under investigation for failing to challenge or report inappropriate messages.
  • Two serving officers are under criminal investigation for unauthorized disclosure of police information.

Outcome

The investigation is ongoing as it involves multiple officers and the nature of the alleged conduct is non-recent. Further enquiries will take time.

Read the full report on policeconduct.gov.uk

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Last reviewed: 13 July 2026 · Next review due: 13 January 2027

This is a factual summary of a report published by the Independent Office for Police Conduct. Individuals are referred to exactly as the source report anonymises them. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with the IOPC · Summarised 2026-07-13.