Our vision and values

Fairness, integrity and trust values

Our values ground us. They help us to determine our priorities, give us a strong sense of who we are and what we stand for, and they provide a solid foundation and framework within which we make decisions and take action.

At South Yorkshire Police our organisational values of fairness, integrity and trust do just that for us across the force. They are supported by 12 behaviours that guide our actions to bring these to life and make sure they are active and visible within all our actions.

Code of Ethics

Our values are underpinned by the College of Policing Code of Ethics for everyone working in policing. The Code of Ethics sets out the standards of behaviour that the public can expect from all officers and police staff in every role, at every level.

Misconduct hearings

Misconduct hearings and special case hearings are public unless the person chairing the hearing decides to exclude the public from part or all of a sitting.

Purpose of public misconduct hearing

Misconduct hearings are held to present a case's facts and allow officers to explain their conduct and the circumstances surrounding an allegation. Witnesses may also be called to give evidence.

The purpose of a public hearing is to show that the Police disciplinary system is open and transparent, and holds officers in breach of acceptable standards of professional behaviour, or those found guilty of misconduct, accountable for their actions.

Purpose of public special case hearing

Special case misconduct hearings are designed to demonstrate that officers are accountable for their actions. However, they are ‘fast track’ procedures, where there is incontrovertible evidence to establish, on the balance of probabilities, that the officer's conduct constitutes gross misconduct and the officer concerned should cease to be a police officer, without delay.

There will be no witness testimony other than from the officer concerned, if they choose to give evidence. Find out more about our current misconduct hearings, and read previous misconduct findings.