Disciplinary actions against officers
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/23/5444
Version Date: 29/09/2023
The Professional Standards Department have provided the following information.
Data Source - Centurion
All misconduct meetings or hearings held for police officers or Specials between 04/09/2018 and 04/09/2023
Anywhere allegation summary contained keywords "abuse", "position", "sex", "inappropriate", "relationship", "harass"
Manual review of results to identify relevant cases
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding disciplinary actions taken against police officers in various police forces across England and Wales over the past three years.
Specifically, I am interested in obtaining data on disciplinary actions, including but not limited to the following:
> The number of police officers within the force who have faced disciplinary actions related to sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, or any similar offence, for the past five years.
In the last five years (4th September 2018 to 4th September 2023), 23 police officers attended misconduct proceedings related to sexual misconduct, sexual harassment or other similar offences.
> The types of misconduct or offences for which disciplinary actions were taken, without disclosing specific case details.
> The outcomes of these disciplinary actions, including whether the officers were reprimanded, suspended, or dismissed from their positions.
|
Year* |
Allegation Type |
Outcome |
|
2018 |
Corrupt practice |
Dismissal Without Notice |
|
2018 |
Discreditable Conduct |
Would Have Been Dismissed |
|
2019 |
Discreditable Conduct |
Dismissal Without Notice |
|
2020 |
Authority, Respect & Courtesy |
Would Have Been Dismissed |
|
2020 |
Discreditable Conduct |
Would Have Been Dismissed |
|
2020 |
Authority, Respect & Courtesy |
Would Have Been Dismissed |
|
2020 |
Other sexual conduct |
Dismissal Without Notice |
|
2020 |
Discreditable Conduct |
Dismissal Without Notice |
|
2021 |
Discreditable Conduct |
Dismissal Without Notice |
|
2021 |
Discreditable Conduct |
Would Have Been Dismissed |
|
2021 |
Discreditable Conduct |
Would Have Been Dismissed |
|
2021 |
Abuse of position for the purpose of pursuing an inappropriate emotional relationship |
Final Written Warning |
|
2021 |
Discreditable Conduct |
Would Have Been Dismissed |
|
2022 |
Other sexual conduct |
Dismissal Without Notice |
|
2022 |
Authority, Respect & Courtesy |
Written Warning |
|
2022 |
Sexual harassment |
Final Written Warning |
|
2022 |
Abuse of position for sexual purpose |
Would Have Been Dismissed |
|
2022 |
Sexual harassment |
Final Written Warning |
|
2023 |
Other sexual conduct |
Would Have Been Dismissed |
|
2023 |
Other sexual conduct |
Would Have Been Dismissed |
|
2023 |
Abuse of position for the purpose of pursuing an inappropriate emotional relationship |
Dismissal Without Notice |
|
2023 |
Unprofessional attitude and disrespect |
Written Warning |
|
2023 |
Abuse of position for the purpose of pursuing an inappropriate emotional relationship |
Dismissal Without Notice |
*Year the officer was disciplined
> Any available information on the reasons for retaining or dismissing officers who faced disciplinary actions.
Exempt under Section 40(2) – Personal Information
The information in question is contained in the Regulation 43 outcome document (or equivalent regulation for hearings held under old regulations). The Regulation 43 document goes into chapter and verse about mitigation offered by the officer(s) and gives their names and specific circumstances of the case etc, which would identify them.