Gross misconducts
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/003242/V
Version Date: 04/06/2025
The Professional Standards Department have provided the following information.
1 - How many officers and staff have been found guilty of gross misconduct in 2025 up to 14/04/25?
Please also list the number for 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 and make clear if they were officers or staff.
|
Year |
Role |
Count |
|
2020 |
Officer |
6 |
|
Staff |
0 |
|
|
2021 |
Officer |
4 |
|
Staff |
0 |
|
|
2022 |
Officer |
4 |
|
Staff |
3 |
|
|
2023 |
Officer |
7 |
|
Staff |
3 |
|
|
2024 |
Officer |
4 |
|
Staff |
3 |
|
|
2025 up to 14/04/2025 |
Officer |
9 |
|
Staff |
0 |
2 - Please could you differentiate between the number of officers and staff dismissed and those who would have been dismissed, had they not already left the force.
|
Year |
Role |
Count Dismissed |
Count Would Have Been Dismissed |
|
2020 |
Officer |
3 |
3 |
|
Staff |
0 |
0 |
|
|
2021 |
Officer |
1 |
3 |
|
Staff |
0 |
0 |
|
|
2022* |
Officer |
0 |
3 |
|
Staff |
1 |
2 |
|
|
2023* |
Officer |
2 |
4 |
|
Staff |
0 |
3 |
|
|
2024* |
Officer |
0 |
1 |
|
Staff |
0 |
0 |
|
|
2025* up to 14/04/2025 |
Officer |
2 |
3 |
|
Staff |
0 |
0 |
*Figure discrepancies due to alternative outcomes.
3 - Please could you also list the reason(s) for their dismissal.
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Staff |
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Allegation Summary |
Year |
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2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
|
Honesty and Integrity |
1 |
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Authority, Respect and Courtesy |
2 |
1 |
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Discreditable conduct |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
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Orders and Instructions |
1 |
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Duties and Responsibilities |
2 |
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|
Officers |
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Allegation Summary |
Year |
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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023* |
2024 |
2025 |
|
|
Honesty and Integrity |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
8 |
|
Duties and Responsibilities |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
6 |
|
Discreditable conduct – sexual harassment |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discreditable conduct. Abusing Position for Sexual Purposes |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Discreditable Conduct – Sexual misconduct. |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Inappropriate contact with a person met through policing duties. |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Authority, Respect and Courtesy |
|
|
|
5 |
3 |
7 |
|
Equality and Diversity |
|
|
|
5 |
|
6 |
|
Orders and Instructions |
|
|
|
5 |
|
1 |
|
Other |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
Discreditable Conduct |
|
|
|
5 |
2 |
1 |
|
Rape and sexual offences |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
Challenging and Reporting Improper Conduct |
|
|
|
|
2 |
6 |
|
Confidentiality |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
*Not all officers were found guilty of all breaches in 2023, but all allegations have been counted.
Please note that there are more allegations than cases as an officer/member of staff may have been subject to multiple allegations per gross misconduct case.