Sexual harassment complaints widespread in fire service, new data reveals

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Sexual harassment cases have been discovered at almost half of fire services which responded to a freedom of information request by ITV News.

All but one of the 22 services which provided data said they had dealt with gross misconduct cases over the past year. Of these, ten had dealt with allegations of sexual harassment.

ITV News has previously exposed harassment and abuse of women at both South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service.

Since then, women from 15 different services have come forward with claims that they too have been victims of gross misconduct.