A DROP in the number of complaints made against police officers could be put down to the body-worn cameras, Thames Valley Police Federation has said.

Around 100 less complaints have been lodged against police officers in 2018 compared with the year before, new figures have shown.

The number of complaints made per 1,000 employees fell from 274 to 264.

The Federations secretary Mark McIntyre took to the website and said: “It is fantastic news that we’ve seen a drop in complaints against Thames Valley Police officers.

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"I believe the main reason that we’ve seen a drop in complaints is through the use and wearing of body worn video which have been rolled out as personal issue for all officers.

"The force should be commended for that, if I’m being brutally honest, because they’re equipping their officers to gather evidence that comes in for investigating, but also to prevent malicious complaints.

"Offenders are seeing that officers have got body worn video on. They know that they can’t make malicious complaints and malign officers as they have done previously.”