Officers Dismissed due to misconduct from January 2017 to October 2022

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.027238

I note you seek access to the following information:

Please would you let me know the number of officers within your force who have been sacked due to misconduct between:

o 1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
o 1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018
o 1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
o 1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
o 1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
o 1 Jan 2022 - 31 October 2022

Please breakdown the data into the age group of involved officers e.g., 18-30; 31-50; 51-70; over 70s or whichever way your service breaks down the age groups.

Please breakdown the data into gender.

Please breakdown the data into the ethnicity of officers e.g., white; Asian; African-Caribbean or whichever way your service breaks down the racial/ethnic groups.

Please breakdown the data into the specific types of misconduct being committed e.g., corruption; sexual misconduct; etc., or whichever categories you use.

I would also like to know how many officers ended up being charged and sent to court because of your investigations and how many were resolved without court action.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

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