Publication of Misconduct Hearing and Outcomes

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.25.046798

I note you seek access to the following information:

1. What is your current policy regarding the publication of details for upcoming police misconduct hearings.
   • Specifically, when are these details made available on your website
   • How long are they retained and publicly accessible prior to the hearing
2. Following the conclusion of a misconduct hearing:
   • When is the outcome published on your website
   • How long is the outcome retained in a publicly accessible format
   • What are the reasons and criteria for withdrawing this information from public view
   • At what point is the information removed from a format that is searchable by the public
3. For each of the following reporting years: 2020–2021, 2021–2022, 2022-2023, 2023–2024, 2024–2025    
   Please provide the number of misconduct outcomes in which the name of the police officer involved was published and the number of misconduct hearings where misconduct was found.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full. Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Q1 - What is your current policy regarding the publication of details for upcoming police misconduct hearings.

There is no policy. This is set out in the Police Conduct Regulations 2020 as amended in 2024/25 Government | The Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020

Q1a - Specifically, when are these details made available on your website.

As soon as practicable once the Chair has made the decision to publish and agreed the content of said publication (Regulations)

Q1b - How long are they retained and publicly accessible prior to the hearing.

They remain online up to the hearing concluding, so that the public have the opportunity to attend the proceedings

Q2 - Following the conclusion of a misconduct hearing.

Q2a - When is the outcome published on your website.

Upon the decision of the chair as soon as practicable. Police Conduct Regulations 2020.

Q2b - How long is the outcome retained in a publicly accessible format.

The publication is required to remain live for 28 days (Police Conduct Regulations) however we publish for three months.

Q2c - What are the reasons and criteria for withdrawing this information from public view.

We are limited to three months due to data restrictions on the national platform.

Q2d - At what point is the information removed from a format that is searchable by the public.

Please see our response to your previous question, above.

Q3 - For each of the following reporting years: 2020–2021, 2021–2022, 2022-2023, 2023–2024, 2024–2025
Please provide the number of misconduct outcomes in which the name of the police officer involved was published and the number of misconduct hearings where misconduct was found.

Please see the below spreadsheet for information pursuant to your question above. Please ensure that the data provided is read in conjunction with the guidance and definition tabs of the spreadsheet to ensure correct interpretation of the data.