FOI 569/25
PREVIOUS REQUEST AND RESPONSE 475/25
- Could you please tell me how many police officers from your force received a written warning or final written warning (please specify what one) in the calendar year of 2024? The incident may have taken place before 2024.
- I am only interested in the following ranks (please break down the information by rank): commissioner, deputy commissioner, assistant commissioner, deputy assistant commissioner, commander chief superintendent and detective chief superintendent, superintendent and detective superintendent, chief inspector and detective chief inspector, and inspector and detective inspector.
- Please send me the actual warning letter the force issued to the person in question, telling me the date of the incident that the officer was given a warning about. The letter can be redacted if it has to be to protect personal information.
RESPONSE
We consulted with our Professional Standards department who have provided the below response to your request.
Question 1
|
Sanction |
Number of cases |
|
Final written Warning |
5 |
|
Written Warning |
11 |
|
Total |
16 |
Questions 2 & 3
In relation to your request for a breakdown by rank and copies of warning letters issued to individuals I am not obliged to supply this information. The following exemption applies:
Section 40(2) - Personal Information
Section 40(2) is an absolute class-based exemption and therefore the authority is not required to consider the public interest in disclosure.
The Data Protection Act covers processing of personal data about a living individual. Personal data means data which relate to a living individual who can be identified-
- from those data, or
- from those data and other information which is in the possession of, or is likely to come into the possession of, the data controller or any other person in respect of the individual.
Information will “relate to” a person if it is about them, linked to them, has some biographical significance for them, is used to inform decisions affecting them, has them as its main focus or impacts on them in any way.
If we disclosed these details, this would provide significant detail which could identify an individual and would breach the first principle of the Data Protection Act 2018.
In accordance with the Act, this letter represents a refusal notice for this part of your request.
New request 569/25
Could you please tell me exactly what the misconduct was in each of the sixteen cases?
Could you please tell me how long in years each of the officers had been a police officer for (since the beginning of their policing careers, not just in your force) at the time of the misconduct incident that prompted the warnings?
RESPONSE
We consulted with our Professional Standards department who have provided the following information regarding your request.
|
Breach allegations |
Total |
|
Discreditable conduct |
10 |
|
Individual behaviours |
5 |
|
Police powers, policies, and procedures |
4 |
|
Use of police vehicles |
2 |
|
Delivery of duties and service |
1 |
|
Discriminatory behaviour |
1 |
|
Handling of or damage to property/premises |
1 |
Please note, any one case can have multiple allegations linked
|
Time in Service |
Total |
|
0-4 years |
6 |
|
5-10 years |
5 |
|
11-15 years |
2 |
|
21-25 years |
2 |
|
25-30 years |
1 |