Misconduct Hearing Outcome Summary

Misconduct Hearing Outcome

Former Officer concerned: Chris Sargeant
Date of hearing: 20/06/2025

Summary

It was alleged that:

On or about the 10th of November 2022 while in the course of his duties, he made an entry in his police issue Pocket Notebook (PNB) which he knew to be false and which purported to be on behalf of Mr A, a member of the public, who had been the victim of an assault which he had reported to West Mercia Police. That entry falsely stated Mr A did not wish there to be any further police action and was signed in his name when in fact Mr A had made no such statement or signed his PNB and he had signed his name himself.

Decision

The Panel decided that Former Officer Chris Sargeant would have been dismissed without notice if he had not ceased to have been a member of West Mercia Police force.

As a consequence of this outcome Former Officer Chris Sargeant will be placed on the College of Policing Barred List.