misconduct hearings for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. (918A/22)
Request
Please list the total number of misconduct hearings for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. Please provide a breakdown by calendar year.
Please provide a breakdown by alleged type of misconduct if possible, including the number accused of abuse of position for a sexual purpose. Please provide this breakdown by calendar year
Please provide a breakdown by calendar year of the number of officers who have been dismissed from the force or would have been dismissed if they were still at the force
Response
Please find enclosed our response.
Q1 Please list the total number of misconduct hearings for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. Please provide a breakdown by calendar year.
| Hearings | |||
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 (Jan-Jun) |
| 24 | 15 | 18 | 14 |
Q2 Please provide a breakdown by all alleged type of misconduct if possible
Please note that there are types for complaints, as well as breaches, as breaches are just for conduct matters.
| 01 Honesty and Integrity | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 02 Authority, Respect and Courtesy | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 03 Equality and Diversity | 1 | |||
| 04 Use of Force | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 06 Duties and Responsibilities | 1 | |||
| 07 Confidentiality | 1 | 2 | ||
| 09 Discreditable Conduct | 16 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| 10 Challenging and Reporting Improper Conduct | 1 |
| Complaint – Types | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Corrupt practice | 1 | |||
| Discriminatory Behaviour | 1 | |||
| Incivility, impoliteness and intolerance | 1 | 2 | ||
| Irregularity in evidence/perjury | 2 | |||
| Other | 1 | |||
| Other assault | 1 | |||
| Serious non-sexual assault | 1 | 1 |
Q3 Please provide the number accused of abuse of position for a sexual purpose. Please provide this breakdown by calendar year
| APSP | |||
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 (Jan-Jun) |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Q4 Please provide a breakdown by calendar year of the number of officers who have been dismissed from the force or would have been dismissed if they were still at the force
| Year | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Dismissal / Would Have Been Dismissed | 19 | 5 | 13 | 12 |
Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from a number of data sources used by forces for police purposes. The detail collected to respond specifically to your request is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are considered when interpreting those data.
The figures provided therefore are our best interpretation of relevance of data to your request, but you should be aware that the collation of figures for ad hoc requests may have limitations and this should be considered when those data are used.
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