FOI 218982
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 218982
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 28th December 2022. Please find below the response to your request:
Please could I request the following information:
1) The number of police officers that have been investigated for misusing their warrant cards in the calendar years of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and available information for 2022.
2) For each recorded case, please can you provide details of the incidents that led to formal and informal sanctions, and the outcome of that action. Please specify which incidents relate to which outcomes and in which year the incidents took place.
Reply
1) The number of police officers that have been investigated for misusing their warrant cards in the calendar years of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and available information for 2022
2 – one in 2021 and 1 in 2022
2) For each recorded case, please can you provide details of the incidents that led to formal and informal sanctions, and the outcome of that action. Please specify which incidents relate to which outcomes and in which year the incidents took place.
- Officer was refused entry into a licenced premise. Showed warrant card to gain entry. Outcome was Reflective Practice Review Process.
- Officer was in a licenced premise. Showed warrant card after an incident. Outcome was Reflective Practice Review Process.