Police routinely failing to investigate ‘revenge porn’ in England and Wales

Lawyers launch super-complaint after research shows officers frequently dismiss image-based abuse


Police forces are routinely failing to investigate complaints about the circulation of image-based abuse, previously known as “revenge pornography”, according to research that has triggered a super-complaint over the way such crimes are handled.


Lawyers have gathered evidence from 100 people who reported intimate images being shared online without their consent. Their research suggests that image-based abuse is still frequently dismissed or not recognised as criminal offending, despite being described by the former prime minister Keir Starmer as a national emergency.

Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/07/police-routinely-failing-to-investigate-revenge-porn-reports-research-shows