FOI Misconduct Allegations (307-2024/25)

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Please could you provide any information that you hold on the following questions in relation to the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and so far in 2024:

Q1. Of the force’s police officers, both uniformed and plain-clothed, including those now retired or no longer employed and those currently suspended, how many faced misconduct proceedings and what was the outcome? Please break this down by the type of misconduct alleged, e.g. sexual misconduct, gross misconduct.

Q2. Of the force’s police officers, both uniformed and plain-clothed, including those now retired or no longer employed and those currently suspended, how many were arrested? Please break this information down by type of offence: e.g. misconduct in public office, actual bodily harm.

Q3. Please provide all recorded prosecutions of police officers (including those now retired, no longer employed or currently suspended), including what the offence was.

Response

Decision

Your request for information has now been considered and I am not obliged to supply the information requested.

Q1. Please see the table below which details the number of North Yorkshire Police officers who faced misconduct proceedings from 01 January 2020 to 09 July 2024, broken down by year, allegation type and outcome.

Year	Allegation	Proceeding	Outcome
2020	06 Duties & Responsibilities 02 Authority Respect & Courtesy	Hearing	Dismissal
2020	01 Honesty and Integrity 05 Orders and Instructions 07 Confidentiality	Meeting	No Action
2020	07 Confidentiality	Meeting	Written Warning
2020	07 Confidentiality 09 Discreditable Conduct	Meeting	Final Written Warning
2020	06 Duties and Responsibilities	Meeting	No Action
2020	09 Discreditable Conduct 01 Honesty and Integrity	Meeting	No Action
2020	05 Orders and Instructions 06 Duties and Responsibilities	Meeting	Written Warning
2020	07 Confidentiality	Meeting	Written Warning
2020	07 Confidentiality 09 Discreditable Conduct	Meeting	Management Advice
2020	05 Orders and Instructions	Meeting	Written Warning
2020	05 Orders and Instructions 06 Duties and Responsibilities	Meeting	Written Warning
2020	07 Confidentiality	Meeting	Not Proven
2020	06 Duties and Responsibilities	Meeting	Written Warning
2021	06 Duties and Responsibilities 05 Orders and Instructions	Meeting	Written Warning
2021	09 Discreditable Conduct	Hearing	Dismissal Without Notice
2021	01 Honesty and Integrity	Hearing	Would Have Been Dismissed
2021	09 Discreditable Conduct 08 Fitness for Duty	Meeting	Final Written Warning
2021	01 Honesty and Integrity	Meeting	Written Warning
2021	06 Duties and Responsibilities	Meeting	Written Warning
2021	06 Duties and Responsibilities 01 Honesty and Integrity	Meeting	Refer to RPRP
2021	01 Honesty and Integrity	Hearing	Dismissal Without Notice
2021	06 Duties and Responsibilities	Meeting	Refer to RPRP
2021	06 Duties and Responsibilities	Meeting	Written Warning
2021	05 Orders and Instructions 07 Confidentiality	Meeting
2021	07 Confidentiality	Meeting	Refer to RPRP
2021	09 Discreditable Conduct	Meeting	Not Proven
2021	06 Duties and Responsibilities	Meeting	No Action
2021	03 Equality and Diversity 02 Authority, Respect & Courtesy 09 Discreditable Conduct	Meeting	Written Warning
2021	07 Confidentiality	Meeting	Written Warning
2021	06 Duties and Responsibilities	Meeting	Refer to RPRP
2021	01 Honesty and Integrity 05 Orders and Instructions 06 Duties and Responsibilities	Meeting	No Action
2021	02 Authority, Respect & Courtesy	Meeting	Written Warning
2021	02 Authority, Respect & Courtesy 09 Discreditable Conduct	Meeting	Refer to AA for RPRP
2021	01 Honesty and Integrity 09 Discreditable Conduct 08 Fitness for Duty	Meeting	Final Written Warning
2021	01 Honesty and Integrity 09 Discreditable Conduct		Would Have Been Dismissed
2021	09 Discreditable Conduct	Hearing	Would Have Been Dismissed
2021	01 Honesty and Integrity 06 Duties and Responsibilities	Meeting	Written Warning
2021	06 Duties and Responsibilities 07 Confidentiality 09 Discreditable Conduct	Meeting	Refer to AA for RPRP
2021	08 Fitness for Duty 05 Orders and Instructions	Meeting	Written Warning
2022	06 Duties and Responsibilities 01 Honesty and Integrity	Meeting	Written Warning
2022	02 Authority, Respect & Courtesy 09 Discreditable Conduct	Meeting	Refer to AA for RPRP
2022	06 Duties and Responsibilities 01 Honesty and Integrity	Meeting	Written Warning
2022	05 Orders and Instructions 06 Duties and Responsibilities	Meeting	Final Written Warning
2022	09 Discreditable Conduct	Accelerated Hearing	Dismissal
2022	02 Authority, Respect & Courtesy 09 Discreditable Conduct	Meeting	Refer to AA for RPRP
2022	06 Duties and Responsibilities 01 Honesty and Integrity	Meeting	Final Written Warning
2022	06 Duties and Responsibilities 01 Honesty and Integrity	Meeting	Written Warning
2022	09 Discreditable Conduct	Meeting	Written Warning
2022	06 Duties and Responsibilities 01 Honesty and Integrity	Meeting	Written Warning
2022	06 Duties and Responsibilities 01 Honesty and Integrity	Meeting	Final Written Warning
2022	09 Discreditable Conduct 05 Orders and Instructions 02 Authority, Respect & Courtesy	Meeting	Refer to AA for RPRP
2022	09 Discreditable Conduct	Accelerated Hearing	Dismissal
2022	02 Authority, Respect & Courtesy 09 Discreditable Conduct 01 Honesty and Integrity 06 Duties and Responsibilities	Hearing	Would Have Been Dismissed
2023	01 Honesty and Integrity	Meeting	No Action
2023	09 Discreditable Conduct 01 Honesty and Integrity	Meeting	Refer to AA for RPRP
2023	06 Duties and Responsibilities 05 Orders and Instructions 02 Authority, Respect & Courtesy 01 Honesty and Integrity 09 Discreditable Conduct	Meeting	Refer to AA for RPRP
2023	06 Duties and Responsibilities 09 Discreditable Conduct 05 Orders and Instructions	Meeting	Written Warning
2023	10 Challenging/Reporting Conduct 09 Discreditable Conduct 07 Confidentiality	Meeting	Final Written Warning
2023	01 Honesty and Integrity 08 Fitness for Duty 09 Discreditable Conduct	Meeting	Written Warning
2023	06 Duties and Responsibilities 09 Discreditable Conduct	Meeting	Written Warning
2023	07 Confidentiality	Meeting	Written Warning
2023	02 Authority, Respect & Courtesy 04 Use of Force 09 Discreditable Conduct 10 Challenging/Reporting Conduct	Meeting	Written Warning
2023	06 Duties and Responsibilities 07 Confidentiality	Meeting	Written Warning
2023	02 Authority, Respect & Courtesy 03 Equality and Diversity 06 Duties and Responsibilities 09 Discreditable Conduct	Meeting	Written Warning
2023	02 Authority, Respect & Courtesy 09 Discreditable Conduct	Meeting	Final Written Warning
2023	02 Authority, Respect & Courtesy 03 Equality and Diversity 06 Duties and Responsibilities 09 Discreditable Conduct	Meeting	Written Warning
2023	09 Discreditable Conduct	Accelerated Hearing	Would Have Been Dismissed
2024	03 Equality and Diversity	Hearing	Dismissal
2024	01 Honesty and Integrity 02 Authority, Respect & Courtesy 06 Duties and Responsibilities 09 Discreditable Conduct	Meeting	No Action
2024	01 Honesty and Integrity 06 Duties and Responsibilities 09 Discreditable Conduct	Meeting	No Action
2024	01 Honesty and Integrity 07 Confidentiality 09 Discreditable Conduct	Hearing	Final Written Warning
2024	03 Equality and Diversity	Hearing	Dismissal
2024	01 Honesty and Integrity 09 Discreditable Conduct	Accelerated Hearing	Would Have Been Dismissed
2024	09 Discreditable Conduct	Meeting	Final Written Warning
2024	02 Authority, Respect & Courtesy 05 Orders and Instructions	Meeting	Written Warning
2024	01 Honesty and Integrity	Meeting	Refer to AA for RPRP

Q2. Please see the table below which details the number of North Yorkshire Police officers who faced misconduct proceedings and were arrested from 01 January 2020 to 09 July 2024, broken down by year, allegation type, arrest reason and misconduct outcome.

Year	Allegation	Proceeding	Outcome
2020	Corruption
	09 Discreditable Conduct	Hearing	Dismissal Without Notice
2021	Cause serious injury by dangerous driving
	09 Discreditable Conduct	Hearing	Final Written Warning
2022	Stalking and harassment, Coercive controlling behaviour and Section 47 assault
	02 Authority, Respect & Courtesy 09 Discreditable Conduct	Accelerated Hearing	Would Have Been Dismissed
2022	Make Indecent photographs, namely 8707 Category C images of children
	09 Discreditable Conduct	Accelerated Hearing	Dismissal
2023	Driving Over Prescribed Limit
	09 Discreditable Conduct	Accelerated Hearing	Dismissal
2023	Violence against the person
	02 Authority, Respect and Courtesy 09 Discreditable Conduct	Hearing	Would Have Been Dismissed
2023	Driving over the prescribed limit of alcohol
	09 Discreditable Conduct	Accelerated Hearing	Would Have Been Dismissed
2023	Sexual assault
	02 Authority, Respect and Courtesy 09 Discreditable Conduct	Accelerated Hearing	Dismissal
2024	Violence against the person Other
	02 Authority, Respect and Courtesy 06 Duties and Responsibilities 09 Discreditable Conduct	Hearing	Discontinued
2024	Pursued a course of conduct which amounted to the stalking
	02 Authority, Respect and Courtesy 09 Discreditable Conduct	Accelerated Hearing	Dismissal
2024	Cause a computer to perform function to secure/enable unauthorised access to data
	01 Honesty and Integrity 07 Confidentiality 09 Discreditable Conduct	Accelerated Hearing	Final Written Warning

Q3. Please see the table below which details the number of North Yorkshire Police officers who have been charged and convicted from 01 January 2020 to 09 July 2024, broken down by year, allegation type and offence.

Year	Offence
2020	Stalking and harassment, coercive controlling behaviour, and section 47 assault
2020	Being in charge of a motor vehicle whilst over the prescribed limit of alcohol
2020	Being in charge of a motor vehicle whilst over the prescribed limit of alcohol
2021	Sexual Assault
2021	Possess Indecent Images of Children
2021	Sexual Assault
2022	Being in charge of a motor vehicle whilst over the prescribed limit of alcohol
2022	Accessing Police Systems without a Policing Purpose
2023	Being in charge of a motor vehicle whilst over the prescribed limit of alcohol
2023	Voyeurism & Rape
2023	Sexual communication with a child
2023	Coercive and controlling behaviour, stalking, breach of bail conditions

I note that there have been no charges of convictions in 2024 due to any cases still being live.

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.

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FOI Misconduct Allegations (307-2024/25)