Officer misconduct
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/2795
Version Date: 17/02/2025
The Professional Standards Department have provided the following information.
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding police officer misconduct. Please could you provide the following information:
• The total number of police officers accused of misconduct
146 officers were subject of one or more conduct allegations in the period 01/01/2021 to 31/12/2024
- A breakdown of the number that proceeded to a misconduct hearing
Of those, hearings have been held for 19 officers.
- A breakdown of the outcomes in each case that proceeded to a misconduct hearing
|
Outcome |
Count |
|
Dismissed |
4 |
|
Final written warning |
6 |
|
Would have been dismissed if still serving |
7 |
|
Written warning |
2 |
|
Total |
19 |
- A breakdown of the type of misconduct alleged (e.g. Dishonesty, abuse of authority, discrimination)
• Please provide copies of summaries of the Modus Operandi (MO) sections for incident reports relating to misconduct cases that went to a hearing ensuring that all personal data is redacted to align with privacy regulation.
• The outcome of the above hearings
We do not have a field for ‘MO’ within our case management system. However, the links below are to Dorset Police Intranet pages or BBC news articles that cover the 19 officers mentioned above and provide the details of the misconduct that was under investigation including the type of misconduct alleged:
Dorset Police - hearing outcomes
Hearing - 6 officers - January 2024
- How many officers resigned before the proceedings were completed
Of the 19 officers taken to a hearing, 9 resigned before proceedings were completed.
I would like to request this information for the last 4 years. If this time frame is too broad I am happy to refine the scope to 3 years.