There are claims of alleged police abusers having their victims repeatedly arrested or stalked in marked cars

Police officers and staff are being accused of domestic violence on average nearly five times a week but less than a quarter of cases result in any internal discipline, new figures show.

Officers accused of domestic abuse are less likely to be convicted than members of the general population, an investigation suggests. It raises concerns about how such complaints are being handled by police forces.

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and The Times have spoken to multiple women who say they suffered emotional or physical abuse at the hands of police officer partners and that they believe their partners used their professional positions to seek to intimidate or harass them.

Stories included claims of alleged police abusers having their victims repeatedly arrested or stalked in