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The Police Federation of England and Wales is lobbying for the recording of suicides and attempted suicides to be made mandatory by law.

In a hard-hitting feature aired this week on Channel 4 News, it tragically revealed at least 100 police officers and staff have taken their own lives in three years.

PFEW has worked closely with its producer over the past few weeks to highlight the devastating impact of officers taking their own lives and what must urgently change.

Some 46 serving police officers and a further 20 police staff died by suicide between January 2022 and May 2025, a Freedom of Information request submitted by Channel 4 News to the National Police Chiefs’ Council revealed.

An estimated 26 former police officers and eight ex-police staff are also known to have taken their own lives during that period - bringing the total to at least 100 deaths across the three-year period.

PFEW is devising a clause to be included in the Crime and Policing Bill currently in the House of Lords.

Additionally, it is pressing for a change in legislation so police officer deaths by suicide and attempted deaths by suicide are included in the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR). It would be a vital step towards acknowledging and addressing this devastating issue that affects so many lives.

Suicides are currently not reportable because they are not classified as an accident. Death by suicide is not seen as something the employer could have prevented. However, the lack of reporting and investigation means that patterns aren’t noticed.

Inconsistent data collection methods also mean these figures are inaccurate and are likely to be much higher.

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