Abuse of power for sexual purposes
Freedom of Information Act request number: 2022-005
Version date: 01/02/2022
The Professional Standards Department have provided the following information:
1. The total number of reports of Abuse of Position for a Sexual Purpose submitted to your force between 01/01/2019 and 31/12/2021 inclusive.
Between 01/01/2019 – 31/12/2021 there have been 6 misconduct cases recorded that included an allegation of abuse of position for sexual purpose
2. The number of reports of Abuse of Position for a Sexual Purpose submitted to your force between 01/01/2019 and 31/12/2021 inclusive that were made by members of the public.
2 out of the 6 cases had victims who were members of the public
3. The number of reports of Abuse of Position for a Sexual Purpose submitted to your force between 01/01/2019 and 31/12/2021 inclusive that were made by police officers and staff.
3 out of the 6 cases had victims who were members of the workforce. 1 case had victims that were members of the public and members of the force
4. All misconduct hearing outcomes for your force for the periods 01/01/2019 to 13/01/2020 and 04/11/2021 to 31/12/2021 inclusive (I see outcomes for 14/01/2020 to 03/11/2021 are available on your website, but it is unclear whether this data is complete for the period 01/01/2019 to 31/12/2021).
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Date of hearing |
Outcome |
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24/09/2019 |
Dismissed |
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14/11/2019 |
Had officer still been employed they would have been dismissed. |
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14/01/2020 |
Had officer 2, who had left the Force prior to the misconduct hearing, still been employed they would have been dismissed. Officer 1 was dismissed. |
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10/02/2020 |
Dismissed |
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15/05/2020 |
Had officer still been employed they would have been dismissed |
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17/09/2020 |
Dismissed |
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06/10/2020 |
Had officer still been serving they would have been dismissed |
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11/05/2021 |
Had officer still been serving they would have been dismissed |
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21/09/2021 |
Had officer still been serving they would have been dismissed |
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30/09/2021 |
Dismissed |
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03/11/2021 |
Had officer still been serving they would have been dismissed |
5. The number of police officers and staff employed by your force who were dismissed for Abuse of Position for a Sexual Purpose between 01/01/2019 and 31/12/2021 inclusive, and the circumstances of these cases.
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Date of hearing |
Details |
Outcome |
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24/09/2019
|
Discreditable conduct. Abuse of position for sexual purpose |
Dismissed |
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15/05/2020
|
Discreditable conduct. Abuse of position for sexual purpose |
Had officer still been employed they would have been dismissed. |
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06/10/2020
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Discreditable conduct – Abuse of position for sexual purpose and data protection |
Had officer still been serving they would have been dismissed |
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30/09/2021
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Abuse of position for sexual purpose – relationship with vulnerable victim who officer dealt with during their duties. |
Dismissed |
6. Whether your force's policy on Abuse of Position for a Sexual Purpose has been revised following the sentencing of former police officer Wayne Couzens.
Abuse of position for sexual purpose has always been a priority for the Force but it doesn’t have a specific policy of its own and is instead covered in a number of other areas. As such we haven’t revised our Abuse of position for sexual purpose policy following the Couzens sentencing
7. A copy of your force's current Abuse of Position for a Sexual Purpose policy.
See answer to Q6
8. A copy of your force's Notifiable Associations policy