FOI Social Media Misuse (0522-2022/23)

Request

I would like to know for the past year please:

Q1. The number of officers found to have broken the force’s professional standards in their use of social media.

Q2. The number of officers found to have committed a) gross misconduct b) who were dismissed /resigned
Q3. Where a misconduct finding was recorded, details of the breach in as much detail as possible within the time/cost framework.

Response

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.

Q1. The number of North Yorkshire Police officers  who were found to have broken force policy in relation to their social media use from 1 October 2021 to 30 September 2022 is 4.

Q2. All cases are currently ongoing.

Q3. N/A

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.