Almost 600 police officers were sacked and barred from returning to their job in England and Wales - in the year to March.
The College of Policing says that's a 50 percent increase on the previous 12 months.
Dishonesty was the most common reason recorded - followed by sexual offences or misconduct.
Thames Valley Police dismissed 12 officers from the force in the last year.

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