The findings of an external review of the culture within the Bermuda Police Service will soon be shared with all officers, before being made public.

The Royal Gazette can reveal that officers from Hertfordshire Police in Britain conducted the review last year, at the request of Rena Lalgie, the outgoing Governor.

They interviewed serving police officers about their experiences in the workplace and compiled their findings in a report which is understood to have been shared with Ms Lalgie and Darrin Simons, the Commissioner of Police, before Christmas.

The Governor did not respond to questions from the Gazette about the review.

However, a police spokesman said: “It would not be appropriate to comment on this review before it is addressed internally with BPS staff.

“Once that process has been completed, the intention is to share the findings with the wider public.”

He added: “The first of two meetings to address the above subject with BPS staff will take place on January 14, with the findings being publicly released shortly thereafter.”

The news comes after it was revealed earlier this week that the Bermuda Tourism Authority launched a workplace culture review after concerns were raised about its workplace environment and high staff turnover.

Mr Simons said in November that it had been about ten years since the BPS was at full staff capacity and that raised issues around officer welfare.

He said the established and agreed number of staff was 420 and the number on the books, as of October 9, was 358, so 62 officers short.