Officers facing disciplinary charges

Reference number: 
20110027
Request date: 
01/2011
Response date: 
26/02/2011 (All day)
Request details: 

How many police officers in your force have been: (a) sanctioned for misconduct; and (b) dismissed in each of the past five years?

How many police officers facing disciplinary charges retired/resigned on grounds of ill health before disciplinary hearings were completed in each of the past five years?
Exemptions Applied: 

NIL

SYP response: 

From 6 April 2005- 6 April 2010:

 

Question 1

57 Officers faced Misconduct proceedings, this is made up of 36 for Misconduct Hearing and 21 for Misconduct Meeting.

 

Of the 36 Officers facing Misconduct Hearing, 3 were sanctioned as dismissed.

 

Question 2

No Officers have retired/resigned prior to disciplinary proceedings on ill-health grounds.