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A misconduct hearing takes place when it is alleged that a police officer, staff member or Special Constable has breached Nottinghamshire Police’s standards of professional behaviour.

At the hearing, the facts of the case will be presented and the individual involved will have the opportunity to explain their conduct and the circumstances surrounding the allegation or allegations.

The hearing will then reach its outcome, which may result in the individual being dismissed, given a written warning, receiving management advice or the individual being cleared of the allegations made against them.

Details of upcoming Professional Standards Directorate (PSD) misconduct hearings

Nottinghamshire Police holds some misconduct hearings and special case hearings in public, with details of upcoming public hearings available below:

Accelerated Hearing

A former Police Sergeant is due to face a gross misconduct accelerated hearing before the Chief Constable at 11am Tuesday 26th July 2022 at Nottinghamshire Police Headquarters.

It is alleged that the former officer breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour in his involvement in a WhatsApp group.

The standards of behaviour engaged are:

• Authority, Respect and Courtesy
• Discreditable Conduct
• Equality and Diversity
• Confidentiality
• Challenging and Reporting Improper Conduct

Public wishing to attend:

Space is limited and you must register in advance before midday on 25/07/2022. You will be informed by the Hearings Officer if you have been reserved a place.

You can pre-register for the hearing by emailing the office at psd@nottinghamshire.pnn.police.uk leaving your name and contact telephone number.

Press wishing to attend:

Members of the press must register their interest with media@notts.police.uk before midday on 25/07/2022. Spaces will be allocated on a first come first served basis and you will be informed by the Hearings Officer if you have been reserved a place. In the event of large numbers of media organisations interested in attending you may be asked to pool copy.

Conditions of entry:

All attendees will need to provide identification on the day of admittance to the misconduct hearing to allow verification of their identity. They will also have to sign to adhere to a number of conditions allowing them entry.

No recording or filming of the proceedings is allowed.