FOI 1037/26

REQUEST

Under the Freedom of Information Act, could you please tell me how many officers in your force have been dismissed following an investigation for gross misconduct in the last year, or have resigned or retired during an investigation.

Please provide details of the nature of the misconduct. 

RESPONSE

South Wales Police is committed to investigating all allegations of misconduct and robustly pursue allegations of wrongdoing, including corruption. It should be noted that the vast majority of staff work extremely hard to ‘Keep South Wales Safe’ but on occasions, the actions of a few tarnish the professional reputation of the organisation. South Wales Police provides extensive training and advice to police officers and police staff around issues of dishonesty, unethical behaviour and corruption and have an integrity hotline, which allows the confidential reporting of wrongdoing. South Wales Police will continue to develop a culture in which reporting wrongdoing and corruption is viewed as doing the right thing and will continue take a proactive and positive lead on all such matter.

We have consulted with our Professional Standards Department who have provided the below response to your request.

Please see the below table that provides the number of officers who have left the force following an investigation for gross misconduct in the last year, broken down by the reason for leaving:

Please see the below table that provides a list of the allegation types:

Please be advised, the above allegation types may apply to more than one officer. This is because they can be dismissed for a conduct matter that includes multiple allegation types.