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However please note that due to the fact all Police Staff misconduct hearings are held in private, the answers to Q2 and Q3 are for police officers only. Further to this please note during Covid restriction, in person meetings were not allowed therefore by their very nature, these hearings were considered private.
Q1 - How many misconduct hearings have been held by your police force in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (so far). Please provide a breakdown per calendar year
All hearings | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Grand Total |
Hearings | 92 | 117 | 110 | 157 | 25 | 501 |
Officers | 96 | 110 | 118 | 157 | 23 | 504 |
Q2 - How many private misconduct hearings have been held by your police force in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (so far). Please provide a breakdown per calendar year
Private hearings | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Grand Total |
Hearings | 92 | 84 | 32 | 34 | 5 | 247 |
Officers | 96 | 80 | 33 | 35 | 4 | 248 |
Q3 - Please also provide a breakdown by rank of those who faced private misconduct hearings by your force per year
Private Hearings Rank | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Grand Total |
Constable |
81 | 71 | 24 | 29 | 3 | 208 |
Sergeant and above | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 40 |
Grand Total | 96 | 80 | 33 | 35 | 4 | 248 |
The data is run from the 1 January 2020 to 29 February 2024