Police misconduct and Gross misconduct (FOI Ref: 01/FOI/26/000767/C)

For financial years 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26

Q1. The number of misconduct and gross misconduct investigations concluded, split by severity assessment.

Q2. The duration of those investigations, from the date of severity assessment to the date of conclusion, expressed as a banded distribution: 0–6 months, over 6 and up to 12 months, over 12 and up to 24 months, over 24 months.

Q3. The outcomes of the investigations from question1.

Q4. The number of officers suspended and the duration

Response

Please find enclosed our response.

For financial years 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 

Q1. The number of misconduct and gross misconduct investigations concluded, split by severity assessment.

Q2. The duration of those investigations, from the date of severity assessment to the date of conclusion, expressed as a banded distribution: 0–6 months, over 6 and up to 12 months, over 12 and up to 24 months, over 24 months.

Q3. The outcomes of the investigations from question1.  

Q4. The number of officers suspended and the duration 

62 officers and staff were suspended

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