SOUTH Yorkshire Police saw the highest number of officers sacked and barred in 2023/24 for at least six years, new figures show.

Since 2017, officers sacked for misconduct are added to the ‘barred list’, which prevents them from working for the police.

In Barnsley, PCs Jade Bergan, Nabeel Khan and Liam Mills have all been dismissed from the force.

Bergan carried out a number of police system checks without legitimate reasons, while Khan was found to be dealing drugs and Mills admitted two counts of misconduct in a public office and a data protection offence.

New figures from the College of Policing show 16 officers were sacked and barred from South Yorkshire Police as a whole in 2023/24.

Assistant Chief Constable Tom Harding, director of operational standards at the organisation, said: “It is of course hugely disappointing to see the conduct of a number of officers falling far below the standard that we set for policing and which the public rightly expects.

“However, these figures show that we have effective, robust procedures in place to identify and deal with these officers swiftly, and to prevent them from holding future roles in within the police.”

He said there was ‘nowhere to hide’ for those who do not meet police standards, warning their behaviour erodes public trust.

“The service will continue working to ensure we attract the right people into policing, ensuring that those who fail to meet these high standards have no future in policing,” he added.