| Month | Officer rank / staff | Code breached and brief details | Gross Misconduct / Misconduct | Outcome |
|---|
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April
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Sgt
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Discreditable Conduct
The Police Sergeant was seen driving erratically subsequently stopped, charged and convicted of driving with excess alcohol. In addition, it was considered that the officer tried to frustrate the procedures to provide relevant samples.
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Gross Misconduct
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Dismissal without notice
|
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April
|
Constable
|
Discreditable Conduct/ Authority, Respect and Courtesy
A police officer, whilst off duty and heavily intoxicated was subject of a dispersal order having been ejected from a night club. The officer was also disrespectful to attending officers.
|
Gross Misconduct
|
Written Warning
|
|
June
|
Special Constable
|
Duties and Responsibilities/ Orders and Instructions
During a Section 18 search on a vehicle belonging to a Special Constable, PAVA incapacitant spray was found within the vehicle. This was in breach of the procedure in relation to the storing and recording of PAVA.
|
Gross Misconduct
|
Final Written Warning
|
|
June
|
Special Constable
|
Discreditable Conduct
A Special Constable (and Police staff member) received a caution for computer misuse where they have used computer systems to monitor the ANPR hits on their partner's vehicle.
|
Gross Misconduct
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Dismissal without notice
|
|
Aug
|
PCSO
|
Honesty and Integrity/ Discreditable Conduct
A PCSO has failed to tell the truth when asked if he was using his mobile phone whilst driving a marked police vehicle despite being witnessed by three people.
|
Gross Misconduct
|
H&I – Not proven
DC – Written Warning
|
|
Sept
|
Det Sgt
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Honesty and Integrity
A Detective Sergeant has stolen money from MCU which had been seized during a criminal investigation
|
Gross Misconduct
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Dismissal without notice
|
|
Sept
|
Staff
|
Discreditable Conduct/ Equality and Diversity/ Authority, Respect and Courtesy
It is alleged that the civilian employee made comments that contained a threat of physical violence to a colleague. The civilian employee also used offensive and insulting terminology when referring to both colleagues and members of the public.
|
Gross Misconduct
|
Dismissal with notice
|
|
Sept
|
Constable
|
Duties and Responsibilities/ Confidentiality/ Honesty and Integrity
A Police Officer has accessed force systems for a non-policing purpose and failed to comply with the reportable association procedure. It was alleged that they also failed to disclose a business interest in accordance with procedures.
|
Gross Misconduct
|
Dismissal without notice
|
|
Oct
|
Constable
|
Discreditable Conduct/ Authority, Respect and Courtesy
It is alleged that a Police Officer has sent inappropriate text messages to vulnerable female colleagues whilst off duty, making them feel harassed and subject to unwanted attention from the officer.
|
Gross Misconduct
|
Resigned whilst under investigation – would have been dismissed
|
|
Oct
|
Staff
|
Duties and Responsibilities
Use of force systems for non-policing purposes.
|
Staff Proceedings
|
Final Written Warning
|
|
Nov
|
Constable
|
Confidentiality
The officer legitimately viewed a record held on police systems but then inappropriately disclosed to two
colleagues information contained within that record which related to another police employee.
|
Misconduct
|
Written Warning
|
|
Nov
|
Staff
|
Confidentiality
The subject facilitated entry to a discreet premises for an individual known to them and then proceeded to take the individual into a covert meeting. The individual has no association to the Police and should not have been on the premises.
|
Staff Proceedings
|
Verbal Warning
|
|
Dec
|
Constable
|
Honesty and Integrity/ Use of Force
It is alleged that the force used by the officer was not reasonable and there was no need to use physical force and the officer completely overreacted with regards to taking member of public down to the floor and handcuffing him.
|
Gross Misconduct
|
No Action
|
|
Jan
|
Sgt
|
Discreditable Conduct/ Authority, Respect and Courtesy
Whilst off duty and intoxicated the officer was uncivil to an attending officer who was dealing with the inappropriate behaviour of the officer,
|
Misconduct
|
Final Written Warning
|
|
Jan
|
Staff
|
Honesty and Integrity
Subject was stopped by police for using a mobile phone whilst driving. He challenged the professionalism of the dealing, despite evidence to the contrary.
|
Staff Proceedings
|
Written Warning
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