FOI 411278

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 411278

 

I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 23^rd May 2025. Please find below the response to your request:

 

I am writing to formally request data relating to misconduct and gross misconduct appeals, vetting restrictions, and Fairness at Work or grievance submissions involving West Mercia Police Officers for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 to date. Please provide the following information, broken down by calendar year:

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1. Misconduct Appeals
2. How many appeals have been conducted for misconduct cases involving West Mercia Police Officers?
3. How many of these appeals were upheld in favour of the officer?
4. How many appeal requests were refused by West Mercia Police?

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2. Gross Misconduct Appeals
3. How many appeals have been conducted for gross misconduct cases involving West Mercia Police Officers?
4. How many of these appeals were upheld in favour of the officer?
5. How many appeal requests were refused by West Mercia Police?

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3. Vetting Restrictions
4. How many vetting restrictions have been imposed on West Mercia Police Officers?
5. Of these, how many involved restrictions that may infringe upon an individual's human rights, and how many such cases were notified to the Secretary of State?
6. How many vetting restrictions have been formally appealed by officers?
7. How many of these vetting appeals were upheld in favour of the officer?

 

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4. Fairness at Work / Grievances
5. How many Fairness at Work or grievance submissions have been made by West Mercia Police Officers?
6. How many of these were upheld in favour of the officer?
7. How many were not upheld?
8. How many of the grievances that were not upheld were subsequently submitted to appeal?
9. How many of these appeals were successful?
10. How many of the original Fairness at Work or grievance submissions were dealt with by individuals who were not employees of West Mercia Police?
11. How many of the grievance appeals were handled by individuals who were not employees of West Mercia Police?

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Please also include any explanatory notes or definitions used in categorising or processing these cases, particularly where terms such as "upheld," "refused," or "human rights infringement" are applied.

 

 

Reply

 

1. Misconduct Appeals
2. How many appeals have been conducted for misconduct cases involving West Mercia Police Officers?
3. How many of these appeals were upheld in favour of the officer?
4. How many appeal requests were refused by West Mercia Police?

 

None – all were Gross Misconduct see below

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2. Gross Misconduct Appeals
3. How many appeals have been conducted for gross misconduct cases involving West Mercia Police Officers?

 

1. 2022- 1
2. 2023- 2
3. 2024- 1
4. 2025- 1 ongoing

b.How many of these appeals were upheld in favour of the officer?

1. 2022- 0
2. 2023- 0
3. 2024- 0

1. How many appeal requests were refused by West Mercia Police?

Appeal request cannot be refused by West Mercia Police or OPCC (Office of the Police Crime Commissioner - they would all be dismissed by independent panel chair of which all completed (4 cases) were

 

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3. Vetting Restrictions
4. How many vetting restrictions have been imposed on West Mercia Police Officers?

Due to a change in systems we are currently unable to provide this data.

b.Of these, how many involved restrictions that may infringe upon an individual's human rights, and how many such cases were notified to the Secretary of State?

None

1. How many vetting restrictions have been formally appealed by officers?

Due to a change in systems we are currently unable to provide this data.

1. How many of these vetting appeals were upheld in favour of the officer?

Due to a change in systems we are currently unable to provide this data.

 

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4. Fairness at Work / Grievances
5. How many Fairness at Work or grievance submissions have been made by West Mercia Police Officers?
6. How many of these were upheld in favour of the officer?
7. How many were not upheld?
8. How many of the grievances that were not upheld were subsequently submitted to appeal?
9. How many of these appeals were successful?
10. How many of the original Fairness at Work or grievance submissions were dealt with by individuals who were not employees of West Mercia Police?
11. How many of the grievance appeals were handled by individuals who were not employees of West Mercia Police?

 

Questions							2022	2023	2024
a. How many Fairness at Work or grievance submissions have been made by West Mercia Police Officers?							15	15	14
b. How many of these were upheld in favour of the officer?							4	3	1
c. How many were not upheld?							4	4	8
d. How many of the grievances that were not upheld were subsequently submitted to appeal?							2	1	1
e. How many of these appeals were successful?							0	0	TBC
f. How many of the original grievance submissions were dealt with by individuals not employees of West Mercia Police?							0	0	0
g. How many of the grievance appeals were handled by individuals who were not employees of West Mercia Police?							0	0	1

 

Please note the 2025 data, will be from 1^st April 2025 – 31^st March 2026. No grievances submitted since 1^st April 2025 have been completed.