Officers subject to gross misconduct

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.028204

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In the last 5 years, what percentage of police officers that have been arrested or investigated for Gross Misconduct have been subject to no case to answer/ NFA?

What percentage of these figures have resulted in an officer losing their job?

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In the last 5 years, what percentage of police officers that have been arrested or investigated for Gross Misconduct have been subject to no case to answer/ NFA?

15% (187) of 1271 officer allegations resulted in ‘no action’. Of the 15%, 25% (46) were arrested while the remainder (141) were gross misconduct allegations. Please note that an officer allegation is an interpretation of who did what at the incident. Officers are counted against each allegation made against them (i.e. the number of allegations on a case, multiplied by the officers involved).

What percentage of these figures have resulted in an officer losing their job?

36% (178) of 499 officers were dismissed. Of the 36%, 41% (73) were arrested, while the remainder (105) were gross misconduct. A further 24% (122) of officers received the outcome ‘would have been dismissed’ following a misconduct hearing. Of the 24%, 37% (45) were arrested, while the remainder (77) were gross misconduct.

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