Ian Raywood

Introduction

Ian Raywood is a former police officer with Norfolk Constabulary whose policing career ended after a misconduct panel found that he engaged in sexual activity with a woman while he was on duty, visiting her home in his patrol car, in uniform and with his police radio switched on. The panel found all of the alleged facts proven, concluded that the breach of the professional standard of discreditable conduct amounted to gross misconduct, and ruled that had he still been serving he would have been dismissed without notice. He had resigned before the hearing and is set to be barred from policing.

Background Information

Raywood joined Norfolk Constabulary at the beginning of 2021 after approximately twenty-three years of previous service with the Ministry of Defence Police, giving him a policing career of more than four decades in total. The woman at the centre of the case, referred to in proceedings as Ms A, told the hearing she had met him around six years earlier and that the relationship began after the pair became “a bit flirty” and exchanged telephone numbers.

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation

Misconduct findings, not criminal convictions. The findings below come from a Norfolk Constabulary misconduct panel, which found the alleged facts proven on the balance of probabilities. They are regulatory adjudications rather than court judgments, and the sources report no criminal prosecution arising from the conduct.

It was alleged that on multiple occasions between 11 January 2025 and 2 May 2025, Raywood had sexual relationships with Ms A while he was meant to be working, exchanging sexual messages, images and videos with her and engaging in sexual contact in person and over the phone, including kissing, oral sex and intercourse. In a written response, Raywood admitted having a two-year relationship with Ms A but denied engaging in any sexual activity while on duty, saying he visited her because she was a “friend” who was “supportive” and so that he could use her toilet. Ms A testified that the visits were mainly for sex, that he arrived in his police car wearing his uniform, turned his body-worn camera off and left his radio on. The panel was shown WhatsApp exchanges from around the time of each visit alongside police vehicle telematics and location data placing him at her addresses, and rejected his account — including his claim about his choice of underwear — as “unrealistic”, finding Ms A a “credible and persuasive witness with no reason to lie or exaggerate”.

Public Reaction and Consequences

The panel assessed his culpability and the harm caused as both high, saying he was “engaging in sexual activity for his own gratification while on duty multiple times and while being paid at the expense of the public purse and being expected to be available to respond to calls for service”. It noted the damage was already being discussed in the community, with one witness telling an officer “you lot are all the same” after learning of the affair. The panel concluded that “nothing less than dismissal would serve to deter similar behaviour, uphold high standards, or to maintain public confidence in and the reputation of the police service”.

Current Status

Raywood resigned from Norfolk Constabulary before the hearing and did not attend, emailing the panel to say he considered the investigation neither fair, balanced nor impartial and that expected lines of enquiry had not been pursued — a position the panel’s findings did not accept. The hearing concluded that had he still been serving he would have been dismissed without notice, and local reporting states he is set to be placed on the barred list.

Impact on Their Career/Life

A career spanning the Ministry of Defence Police and Norfolk Constabulary ended with a gross-misconduct finding and exclusion from the profession. The case has been cited locally as an example of officers being struck off for abusing the trust that comes with the uniform, and the panel’s reliance on telematics and message evidence shows how difficult on-duty denials are to sustain against digital records. Raywood has not been reported as responding publicly beyond his written and emailed denials.

Sources

• Lynn News, “Former Norfolk Police officer, PC Ian Raywood, set to be barred from policing after having sex with woman in King’s Lynn while on duty,” 26 August 2026 — source
• Misconduct999, “PC Ian Redwood Had Sex With Lover While On Duty After Driving To Her Home In Uniform With His Radio Still Switched On,” August 2026 — source