Misconduct hearing outcome PC 3569 Julian Knoyle
Misconduct hearing outcome
Officer concerned: PC 3569 Julian Knoyle
Date of hearing: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Summary
PC 3569 Julian Knoyle was arrested for driving with excess alcohol after being involved in a road traffic collision in the Dyfed Powys Police area in February. He was subsequently charged and convicted of the offence at court.
Decision
Knoyle was the subject of an accelerated misconduct hearing chaired by Chief Constable Jeremy Vaughan for discreditable conduct. The hearing found that his behaviour amounted to gross misconduct and he was dismissed. He will be placed on the Barred List to prevent him from returning to the police service.
During the hearing, Mr Vaughan said: “Your circumstances do provide some explanation as to why you took the decision to drive that night, but they do not mitigate it sufficiently for me to keep you in South Wales Police.
“To do so would, I believe, send all the wrong messages to the public we serve and especially those people who have been so deeply affected by the impacts of drink driving.
“I am sure that you would turn back the clock if you could, and I wish that you had taken a different decision that night. But you are responsible for your actions and in all the circumstances I am satisfied that the appropriate outcome is dismissal without notice.”