Historic misconduct hearings
Below are hearings dating from 2017.
2022
| Rank of officer concerned | Date of hearing | Hearing type | Nature of misconduct allegation | Hearing outcome | Sanction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police Staff | March 2022 | Police Staff Hearing | Discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found | Dismissed |
| Former Police Staff | March 2022 | Police Staff Hearing | Honesty and integrity; work and responsibilities | Gross misconduct found | Final written warning if not earlier resigned |
| Police Constable | March 2022 | Accelerated hearing (Chief Constable-led) | Authority, respect and courtesy; Discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found | Final written warning |
| Former Police Constable | March 2022 | Accelerated hearing (Chief Constable-led) | Confidentiality; orders and instructions; discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found | Would have been dismissed |
| Police Inspector | April 2022 | Led by legally qualified chair | Honesty and integrity; discreditable conduct; challenging and reporting improper conduct | Gross misconduct found | Dismissed |
| Police Staff | May 2022 | Police staff hearing | Honesty and integrity; discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found | Dismissed |
| Former Police Constable | July 2022 | Accelerated Hearing (Chief Constable-led) | Confidentiality; Orders and Instructions; Discreditable Conduct | Gross misconduct found | Would have been dismissed |
| Police Staff | July 2022 | Police staff hearing | Honesty and integrity; discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found | Final Written Warning |
| Former Police Sergeant | July 2022 | Accelerated Hearing (Chief Constable-led) | Authority, Respect & Courtesy; Discreditable Conduct; Equality & Diversity; Confidentiality | Gross misconduct found | Would have been dismissed |
| Former Police Staff | August 2022 | Police Staff Hearing | Honesty & Integrity, Confidentiality, Orders & Instructions, Discreditable Conduct | Gross misconduct found | Would have been dismissed |
| Former Detective Inspector | August 2022 | Accelerated Hearing (Chief Constable-led) | Honesty & Integrity, Confidentiality, Authority Respect & Courtesy, Equality & Diversity, Duties & Responsibilities, Discreditable Conduct, Challenging & Reporting Improper Conduct | Gross misconduct found | Would have been dismissed |
| Detective Sergeant | August 2022 | Accelerated Hearing (Chief Constable-led) | Honesty & Integrity, Confidentiality, Authority Respect & Courtesy, Equality & Diversity, Discreditable Conduct, Challenging & Reporting Improper Conduct | Gross misconduct found | Final Written Warning |
| Police Constable | August 2022 | Accelerated Hearing (Chief Constable-led) | Honesty and integrity; discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found | Dismissed |
| Former Police Constable | August 2022 | Gross Misconduct Hearing (LQC - Led) | Confidentiality, Orders & Instructions, Discreditable Conduct | Gross misconduct found | Would have been dismissed |
| Former Police Constable | September 2022 | Accelerated Hearing (Chief Constable-led) | Honesty & Integrity, Confidentiality, Orders & Instructions, Discreditable Conduct | Gross misconduct found | Would have been dismissed |
| Police Sergeant | October 2022 | Accelerated Hearing (Chief Constable-led) | Discreditable Conduct Authority, Respect & Courtesy |
Gross misconduct found | Dismissed |
| Detective Constable | November 2022 | Accelerated Hearing (Chief Constable-led) | Discreditable Conduct Authority, Respect & Courtesy Duties & Responsibilities Honesty & Integrity |
Gross misconduct found | Dismissed |
2021
| Rank of officer concerned | Date of hearing | Hearing type | Nature of misconduct allegation | Hearing outcome | Sanction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former Police Constable | Jan 2021 | Accelerated misconduct hearing (Chief Constable-led) | Discreditable conduct; Orders and instructions | Gross misconduct found. | Would have been dismissed. |
| Police Sergeant | February 2021 | Led by legally qualified chair | Authority, respect and courtesy, equality and diversity and discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found. | Dismissed. |
| Police Staff | February 2021 | Police Staff Hearing | Authority, respect and courtesy; instructions; discreditable conduct; challenging and report improper conduct | Gross misconduct found. | Dismissed. |
| Police Sergeant | March 2021 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Honesty and integrity; use of force, authority, respect and courtesy; discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found. | Dismissed. |
| Police Constable | April 2021 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Confidentiality; orders and instructions; honesty and integrity; discreditable conduct; authority, respect and courtesy | Gross misconduct found. | Dismissed. |
| Former Police Constable | April 2021 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Orders and instructions; discreditable conduct; authority, respect and courtesy | Gross misconduct found. | Would have been dismissed. |
| Former Special Constable | April 2021 | Accelerated hearing(Chief Constable-led) | Honesty and integrity; orders and instructions; duties and responsibilities | Gross misconduct found. | Would have been dismissed. |
| Former Police Staff | May 2021 | Police staff hearing | Discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found. | Would have been dismissed. |
| Former Police Staff | May 2021 | Police staff hearing | Confidentiality; instructions; authority, respect and courtesy; discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found. | Would have been dismissed. |
| Police Staff | May 2021 | Police staff hearing | Equality and diversity; authority, respect and courtesy; discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found. | Dismissed. |
| Former Police Constable | August 2021 | Accelerated hearing (Chief Constable-led) | Honesty and integrity; duties and responsibilities | Gross misconduct found. | Would have been dismissed. |
| Former Police Constable | September 2021 | Accelerated hearing (Chief Constable-led) |
Honesty and integrity |
Gross misconduct found. |
Would have been dismissed. |
| Police Constable | September 2021 | Accelerated hearing (Chief Constable-led) | Authority, respect and courtesy; equality and diversity; discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found. | Final written warning valid for three years. |
| Former Police Constable | September 2021 | Accelerated hearing (Chief Constable-led) | Honesty and integrity; confidentiality; orders and instructions; discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found. | Would have been dismissed. |
| Former Special Constable | September 2021 | Accelerated hearing (Chief Constable-led) | Duties and responsibilities; orders and instructions; discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found. | Would have been dismissed. |
| Former Police Constable | September 2021 | Accelerated hearing (Chief Constable-led) | Honesty and integrity; discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found. | Would have been dismissed. |
| Police Constable | October 2021 | Accelerated hearing (Chief Constable-led) | Honesty and integrity; authority, respect and courtesy; duties and responsibilities; discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found. | Dismissed. |
| Police Constable | November 2021 | Led by legally qualified chair | Honesty and integrity; orders and instructions; discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found. | Dismissed |
| Former Police Staff | December 2021 | Police staff hearing | Discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found. | Would have been dismissed. |
| Former Police Constable | December 2021 | Accelerated hearing (Chief Constable-led) | Honesty and integrity; discreditable conduct; challenging and reporting improper conduct | Gross misconduct found. | Would have been dismissed. |
| Police Inspector | December 2021 | Accelerated hearing (Chief Constable-led) | Challenging and reporting improper conduct | Gross misconduct found | Demoted to Sergeant |
| Police Staff | December 2021 | Police Staff Hearing | Honesty & Integrity, Confidentiality, Work & Responsibilities, Discreditable Conduct, Challenging & Reporting Improper Conduct | Gross misconduct found | Dismissed |
2020
| Rank of officer concerned | Date of hearing | Hearing type | Nature of misconduct allegation | Hearing outcome | Sanction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police Constable | Feb 2020 | Independent, chaired by a Legally Qualified Chair (LQC) | Use of force | Gross misconduct not found | No action |
| Former Police Constable | Apr 2020 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found | Officer would have been dismissed |
| Police Sergeant | Apr 2020 | Independent, chaired by a Legally Qualified Chair (LQC) | Use of force; discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found | Final written warning |
| Police Constable | Jul 2020 | Independent, chaired by a Legally Qualified Chair (LQC) | Use of force, discreditable conduct and orders and instructions | Misconduct not found | No action |
| Former Special Constable | Jul 2020 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Discreditable conduct; authority, respect and courtesy; equality and diversity; and challenging and reporting improper conduct. | Gross misconduct found | Officer would have been dismissed |
| Former Special Constable | Jul 2020 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Discreditable conduct; authority, respect and courtesy; equality and diversity; and challenging and reporting improper conduct. | Gross misconduct found | Officer would have been dismissed |
| Former Special Constable | Jul 2020 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Discreditable conduct; authority, respect and courtesy; equality and diversity; and challenging and reporting improper conduct. | Gross misconduct found | Officer would have been dismissed |
| Former Police Constable | Aug 2020 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Discreditable conduct; honesty and integrity | Gross misconduct found. | Officer would have been dismissed. |
| Special Constable | Oct 2020 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Orders and instructions; discreditable conduct; duties and responsibilities | Gross misconduct found. | Final written warning. |
| Police Constable | Oct 2020 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Honesty and integrity; orders and instructions; fitness for work; discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found. | Dismissed. |
| Police staff | Dec 2020 | Police staff hearing | Authority, respect and courtesy; Discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found. | Dismissed. |
| Former Police Constable | Dec 2020 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Discreditable conduct; Orders and instructions | Gross misconduct found. | Would have been dismissed. |
2019
| Rank of officer concerned | Date of hearing | Hearing type | Nature of misconduct allegation | Hearing outcome | Sanction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former Police Constable | 2019 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Honesty and integrity; discreditable conduct; duties and responsibilities | Gross misconduct found | Officer would have been dismissed |
| Former Police Constable | 2019 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found | Officer would have been dismissed |
| Police Constable | 2019 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Duties and responsibilities; discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found | Final written warning |
| Former Police Constable | 2019 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Confidentiality; honesty and integrity | Gross misconduct found | Officer would have been dismissed |
| Police Sergeant | 2019 | Independent, chaired by a Legally Qualified Chair (LQC) | Authority, respect and courtesy; discreditable conduct; use of force; orders and instructions | Gross misconduct found | Final written warning |
| Former Police Constable | 2019 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found | Officer would have been dismissed |
| Former Police Constable | 2019 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Confidentiality; Discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found | Officer would have been dismissed |
| Former Police Constable | 2019 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Honesty and integrity | Gross misconduct found | Officer would have been dismissed |
| Police Constable | 2019 | Independent, chaired by a Legally Qualified Chair (LQC) | Authority, respect and courtesy; discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found | Dismissal without notice |
2018
| Rank of officer concerned | Date of hearing | Hearing type | Nature of misconduct allegation | Hearing outcome | Sanction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police Constable | 2018 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Duties and responsibilities | Gross misconduct found | Final written warning |
| Police Constable | 2018 | Independent, chaired by a Legally Qualified Chair (LQC) | Confidentiality; duties and responsibilities; discreditable conduct; honesty and integrity | Gross misconduct found | Final written warning |
| Police Constable | 2018 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Honesty and integrity | Gross misconduct found | Officer would have been dismissed |
| Police Constable | 2018 | Independent, chaired by a Legally Qualified Chair (LQC) | Honesty and integrity; duties and responsibilities | Gross misconduct found | Dismissal without notice |
| Police Constable | 2018 | Independent, chaired by a Legally Qualified Chair (LQC) | Authority, respect and courtesy | Gross misconduct not found | No action |
| Former Police Sergeant | 2018 | Independent, chaired by a Legally Qualified Chair (LQC) | Authority, respect and courtesy; discreditable conduct; use of force; orders and instructions | Gross misconduct not found | Reinstated |
| Police Constable | 2018 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found | Final written warning |
| Police Constable | 2018 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Authority, respect and courtesy | Gross misconduct found | Dismissal without notice |
2017
| Rank of officer concerned | Date of hearing | Hearing type | Nature of misconduct allegation | Hearing outcome | Sanction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police Constable | 2017 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Honesty and integrity; discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found | Dismissal without notice |
| Police Constable | 2017 | Independent, chaired by a Legally Qualified Chair (LQC) | Authority, respect and courtesy | Gross misconduct found | Dismissal without notice |
| Police Constable | 2017 | Independent, chaired by a Legally Qualified Chair (LQC) | Duties and responsibilities; honesty and integrity | Gross misconduct found | Dismissal without notice |
| Police Constable | 2017 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found | Dismissal without notice |
| Former Police Constable | 2017 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Honesty and integrity | Gross misconduct found | Officer would have been dismissed |
| Police Constable | 2017 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found | Dismissal without notice |
| Police Constable | 2017 | Independent, chaired by a Legally Qualified Chair (LQC) | Use of force; equality and diversity | Gross misconduct found | Dismissal without notice |
| Police Constable | 2017 | Independent, chaired by a Legally Qualified Chair (LQC) | Use of force | Gross misconduct not found | No action |
| Police Constable | 2017 | Independent, chaired by a Legally Qualified Chair (LQC) | Use of force | Gross misconduct not found | No action |
| Detective Constable | 2017 | Independent, chaired by a Legally Qualified Chair (LQC) | Authority, respect and courtesy; discreditable conduct; use of force; orders and instructions | Gross misconduct found | Dismissal without notice |
| Police Sergeant | 2017 | Independent, chaired by a Legally Qualified Chair (LQC) | Authority, respect and courtesy; discreditable conduct; use of force; orders and instructions | Gross misconduct found | Dismissal without notice |
| Police Constable | 2017 | Expedited (Chief Constable-led) | Discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct found | Dismissal without notice |