Public misconduct hearings

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.036259

I note you seek access to the following information:

Your website states the following:
'Any member of the public or press can make a request to attend a misconduct hearing, provided they’re 18 or over. We allocate places at the hearing on a first-come-first-served basis.'

For each of the last 5 public misconduct hearings chaired by someone legally qualified provide:

1. The date of each hearing;
2. The maximum capacity of each venue (public and press);
3. The number of (i) public and (ii) press who attended each day; and
4. The number of people excluded from attending each day (eg venue capacity exceeded).
For the most recent of the 5 public misconduct hearings only:
Please provide details of all costs associated with it.

Decision

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

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Q1 - The date of each hearing;

- 26/02/2024-29/02/2024 = 0 Attendees
- 19/02/2024-21/02/2024 = 0 Attendees
- 19/02/2024-22/02/2024 = 13 across several days
- 15/02/2024-16/02/2024 = 0 Attendees
- 08/02/2024-12/02/2024 = 0 Attendees

Q2 - The maximum capacity of each venue (public and press);

All were held at Palestra House, which has a maximum capacity of 15.

Q3 - The number of (i) public and (ii) press who attended each day; and

Please see the number of attendees in 1 above.

Q4 - The number of people excluded from attending each day (eg venue capacity exceeded).
For the most recent of the 5 public misconduct hearings only:

None excluded.

Q5 - Please provide details of all costs associated with it.

Please note that this information is not collated and therefore not held.