Overtime misconduct

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/26/5094

Version Date: 24/09/2026

The Professional Standards Department has provided the following information: 

We have searched for all finalised Conduct cases linked to Police Officers or Special Constables that were recorded between 01/04/2023 to 31/03/2026 and reviewed all allegations where there was a ‘case to answer’ relating to ‘Honesty & Integrity’ for any with a summary containing the following keywords: fals, claim, overtime, time, attend, record, pay, paid, hours, WTR, and work.

For each of the financial years 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26, please provide:

1. The number of police officers found through misconduct or disciplinary proceedings to have falsely claimed overtime, falsified timesheets or attendance records, or otherwise claimed payment for hours they had not worked.

01/04/2023 to 31/03/2024: None.

01/04/2024 to 31/03/2025: None.

01/04/2025 to 31/03/2026: Three*

*Please Note: These relate to inaccurate record keeping and not claiming payment for hours not worked so may not be relevant to this FOI request

2. The total value of pay or overtime found to have been falsely claimed by those officers, where recorded.

Not applicable – The three cases in 2025/2026 relate to inaccurate record keeping, not claims.

3.The number of those officers who were dismissed.

None.  

For the FIVE cases involving the largest amounts falsely claimed during the three-year period, please provide:

A. The rank or job title of the officer, for example constable, detective constable or sergeant.
B. The amount falsely claimed.
C. A brief anonymised description of the conduct, where held.
D. The disciplinary outcome.

Not applicable – the three cases relate to inaccurate record keeping, not claims.

NOTE: Please do not include data relating to police staff. This request relates only to police officers.