FOI 218431
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 218431
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 22nd December 2022. Please find below the response to your request:
Please could you tell me the following under the FOI act. Please prioritise Qs 1 and 2 if you cannot answer everything due to the cost threshold.
1, How many of your officers (excluding staff and volunteers) are currently (as of 22 Dec 2022) on restricted duties or suspended due to ongoing misconduct cases against them
2, How many officers (excluding staff and volunteers) your force has dismissed for gross misconduct in each calendar year: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
3, The number of your officers and staff (excluding volunteers) who in the period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2022 faced:
- a) two misconduct cases
b) three to five misconduct cases - c) six or more misconduct cases
4, How many of all those in Q3 (ie, all those named in multiple misconduct cases between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2022) are still serving as of 22 Dec 2022.
And if the following will not take the FOI over the cost threshold:
5, For each of those in Q3c (with six or more misconduct cases against them), how many misconduct cases they faced, a brief description of the allegations against them, and whether they are still serving as of 22 Dec 2022.
Reply
1, How many of your officers (excluding staff and volunteers) are currently (as of 22 Dec 2022) on restricted duties or suspended due to ongoing misconduct cases against them
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2, How many officers (excluding staff and volunteers) your force has dismissed for gross misconduct in each calendar year: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- (this also includes – would have been dismissed if not retired/resigned)
2013 (1), 2014 (4), 2015 (2), 2016 (4), 2017 (4), 2018 (32), 2019 (2), 2020 (3), 2021 (4), 2022 (6)
3, The number of your officers and staff (excluding volunteers) who in the period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2022 faced:
- Please note these are based on recorded misconduct allegations only, not proven outcomes
- a) two misconduct cases – 60 subjects
b) three to five misconduct cases – 21 subjects - c) six or more misconduct cases – 2 subjects
4, How many of all those in Q3 (ie, all those named in multiple misconduct cases between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2022) are still serving as of 22 Dec 2022.
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And if the following will not take the FOI over the cost threshold:
5, For each of those in Q3c (with six or more misconduct cases against them), how many misconduct cases they faced, a brief description of the allegations against them, and whether they are still serving as of 22 Dec 2022.
- Please note these are recorded misconduct allegations only, not proven outcomes
Subject 1 – Serving
- Honesty and Integrity issue involving safeguarding
- Integrity issue involving the disposal of a detainee
- Inappropriate behaviour involving a member of the public
- Failure to deal with an incident appropriately
- Criminal investigation for attempting to pervert the course of justice
- Domestic coercive and controlling behaviour
- Discriminatory messaging
Subject 2 – Not Serving
- Undeclared Business Interest/Breach Building Regulations
- Integrity issue – Sickness
- Computer Misuse
- Computer Misuse
- Integrity issue over a report submission
- Social media breach