THREE people working at West Mercia Police – the force that covers south Shropshire – were investigated for misconduct over a three-year period.
The three people, all police officers, faced "management actions", according to data sourced from the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
Two officers received management advice after using incapacitant spray in an enclosed space in the presence of the children on April 15 2017.
A sergeant also received management advice after he performed a strip search without appropriate authorisation in December 2018 on a man who was arrested on suspicion of supplying class A drugs.
In comparison, neighbouring Warwickshire police received one case of management action and one of no further action.
The data was provided by the BBC Local News Partnership and details police misconduct investigations in England and Wales, sourced from police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
The BBC's Local News Partnership asked the IOPC if it finds it frustrating that there are cases where no further action is given even when misconduct is proven.
Kathie Cashell, director of strategy and impact, for the IOPC, said: "I think sanctions do play a role but I think accountability takes many forms. Answering for your actions and explaining them in public is accountability itself.
"I don’t think misconduct sanctions are the only measure of performance in this system, but I agree they are important.
“I do think it’s really important that those panels operate consistently and the rationale behind the decisions they make are transparent. We would welcome a review that looks into whether they are consistent and transparent.”
Outside of this data, former PC Jonathan Townsend resigned in November 2021 after forming inappropriate relationships with three vulnerable members of the public and sending explicit images on his work phone.
Former constable Simon Albutt was barred from the force on January 20 2022, after using police systems three times to conduct private searches on people he knew.
And on Thursday, February 3, former constable Michael Harrison was dismissed from the force after forming an emotional and sexual relationship with one woman and using his work mobile phone to exchange sexually graphic images with her.
The IOPC is an independent body that oversees the police complaints system in England and Wales, investigating serious matters including deaths following police contact and setting the standards by which the police should handle complaints.
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