Misconduct hearing outcomes
Outcomes of previous misconduct hearings
| Date | Rank | Allegation | Breach | Outcome |
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| October 2, 2024 | PC |
Admitted to taking a Class A drug following 'with cause' testing. |
Discreditable Conduct, Fitness to Work and Orders and Instructions | GM proven. Former officer would have been dismissed with immediate affect if hadn't already resigned. Placed on Barred List. |
| August 29, 2024 | PC |
Made a prank call to a colleague that led to the wrongful arrest of a member of the public. |
Discreditable Conduct and Duties and Responsibilities. | Final written warning. |
| August 20, 2024 | Former PC |
Convicted of criminal damage at Magistrates' Court |
Discreditable Conduct | Gross misconduct proven, would have been dismissed without notice had they not already resigned |
| June 25, 2024 | PC and PC |
Sending offensive messages to each other on WhatsApp |
Equality and Diversity, Honesty and Integrity, Discreditable Conduct, Authority, Respect and Courtesy, and Challenging and Reporting Improper Behaviour. | Allegations proven; dismissed without notice |
| April 22-23, 2024 | Ch/Supt |
Acted in an intimidating and unprofessional manner, while off-duty as a witness at the scene of a domestic incident. Failed to formally identify himself or his rank to attending officers before trying to speak to those involved. Tried to contact those conducting the investigation. |
Authority, Respect and Courtesy, Honesty and Integrity and Discreditable Conduct. | Allegations proven. Officer would have been dismissed if he had not already retired. |
| April 8-10, 2024 | PC | While a Special Constable at another force, the officer sent inappropriate messages to colleagues. | Discreditable Conduct, Authority, Respect and Courtesy, and Equality and Diversity | Allegations proven, dismissed without notice. |
| April 5, 2024 | PS | Received a police caution in relation to offences against the Data Protection Act. | Discreditable conduct and Confidentiality, Duties and Responsibilities | Allegation proven, amounted to gross misconduct. Immediate reduction in rank to PC and a final written warning. |
| March 26, 2024 | PC | Found guilty of driving whilst unfit due to alcohol. | Discreditable conduct | Allegation proven, dismissed without notice. |
| March, 18-19 | PC | Intentionally damaged a mobile phone belonging to a member of the public. | Honesty and Integrity, Discreditable Conduct | Allegations proven, dismissed without notice. |
| March, 18-19 | PC | Developing a relationship with a man known to them prior to meeting on duty, who was vulnerable. | Allegation not proven. | |
| February 21, 2024 | PC | Excessive use of force and inconsistent account of events | Authority, respect and courtesy and discreditable conduct; Honesty and integrity | The two allegations for authority, respect and courtesy and discreditable conduct were ruled as misconduct as PC Pearson admitted these breaches. The Panel dismissed allegations of use of force and honesty and integrity. The officer received a written warning. |
| December 20, 2023 | PC | Misuse of force's record management systems on seven occasions between 2018 and 2021. | Integrity, Discreditable Conduct and Confidentiality. | Allegations proven, dismissed without notice |
| December 13, 2023 | PC | Convicted of two counts of perverting the course of justice after falsely claiming to be a victm of crime. | Discreditable Conduct and Honesty and Integrity. | Allegations proven, dismissed without notice. |
| November 20-25, 2023 | PC | Sexually inappropriate towards a woman in a nightclub. | Dscreditable Conduct | Allegation proven, dismissed without notice |
| November 2, 2023 | PC | Pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children | Discreditable Conduct | Allegation proven, dismissed without notice |
| October 13, 2023 | Retired PC | Inappropriate touching of two women on separate occasions | Authority, respect and courtesy; discreditable conduct | Allegations proven, officer would have been dismissed had he not already retired |
| September 28, 2023 | Sgt | Use of excessive force in custody on two people | Use of force; discreditable conduct | Allegations proven, officer dismissed without notice |
| July 3-7, 2023 |
PC and two former PCs |
The making of inappropriate, homophobic and/or discriminatory comments about a victim. Failing to challenge or report the officer(s) who made inappropriate, homophobic and/or discriminatory comments about a victim. |
Authority, respect and courtesy; Discreditable conduct; Equality and diversity; Challenging and reporting Improper conduct. |
Allegations were proven. All officers to be dismissed without notice - two had already resigned before the start of the hearing. |
| June 29, 2023 |
Former PC |
Disclosing confidential police information, making inappropriate, derogatory and/or racist comments, misuse of police systems and Taking photographs of a sleeping and partially clothed female and sending them to a friend. |
Authority; Respect and Courtesy; Discreditable Conduct; Duties and Responsibilities; Orders and Instructions; Honesty and Integrity; Confidentiality |
All allegations were proven. Officer would have been dismissed without notice if they had not already resigned. |
| June 30, 2023 |
PC and PC |
Sexual assault of woman in nightclub and verbally abusive to door staff |
Discreditable conduct |
All allegations dismissed or found not proven |
| 18 May 2023 |
PC |
Inappropriate relationship with a vulnerable female met through his duties as a police officer. Dissuaded female from taking part in Professional Standards Investigation into his actions. |
Honesty and Integrity, specifically the strand of Integrity. Authority, Respect and Courtesy. Discreditable Conduct |
Allegations proven. Gross misconduct; would have been dismissed had they not already resigned |
| 3 April 2023 |
DC |
Convicted of two counts of assault by beating |
Discreditable conduct |
Gross misconduct; would have been dismissed had they not already resigned |
| 19 December 2022 |
PC |
Failed to make full declaration on vetting form and misuse of police systems |
Confidentiality, discreditable conduct and honesty and integrity. |
Vetting breach not proven, gross misconduct found for police system breach. Final written warning, to sit on file for two years |
| 29 April 2022 |
Officer |
Failed to act in accordance with his duties and responsibilities, orders and instructions when dealing with two domestic violence incidents reported in May 2020. |
Honesty and Integrity |
One count not proven. Second count proven. Final Written warning, to sit on record for two years. |
| 25 October 2021 |
Former DC |
Convicted for forging witness statements |
Honesty and Integrity, Discreditable Conduct |
Gross misconduct, would have been dismissed had they still been a serving officer |
| 21 October 2021 |
Officer |
Inappropriate contact with vulnerable member of public, disclosed confidential information |
Discreditable conduct; Authority, Respect and Courtesy, Honesty and Integrity, Confidentiality, Orders and Instructions |
Gross misconduct; dismissed without notice |
| 18 August 2021 |
Former PC |
Committed criminal damage and gave untruthful accounts of events |
Discreditable conduct; Honesty and Integrity |
Gross misconduct; would have been dismissed has they still been a serving officer |
| 16 August 2021 |
PC |
Received a conditional caution for public order offence |
Discreditable conduct |
Gross misconduct; dismissed without notice |
| 29 June 2021 |
Officer |
Sent messages containing offensive language |
Equality & Diversity |
Gross misconduct; would have been dismissed had they not already resigned. |
| 8 June 2021 |
PC |
Behaved in inappropriate manner towards female colleague on two occasions |
Authority, Respect and Courtesy; Equality and Diversity |
Gross misconduct; would have been dismissed had they not resigned. |
| 27 April 2021 |
PC |
Sought to pursue private relationships with a number of women he met when on duty. |
Authority, Respect, and Courtesy; Confidentiality and Discreditable Conduct |
Gross misconduct; dismissed without notice |
| 22 April 2021 |
SC |
Multiple misuse of police force systems |
Confidentiality |
Gross misconduct; would have been dismissed if not previously resigned |
| 15 March 2021 |
PC |
Committed an assault off duty |
Discreditable Conduct |
Not proven; case dismissed |
| 2/3 March 2021
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Former PC |
Allegations were they lied to colleagues/supervisors about having a medical condition, sent a copy of a fabricated County Court Judgement which implicated a serving police officer to a member of the public (retired police officer), sent a fabricated surveillance log to a member of the public (the same retired police officer), composed false messages purporting to be from an officer in the Professional Standards Department to a member of the public, dishonestly told a member of the public (the same retired police officer) they had received offensive/threatening messages from other officers, when they had composed them |
Honesty and Integrity, Discreditable Conduct |
Gross misconduct; would have been dismissed if still serving |
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23 Feb 2021 |
PC |
Allegations were that when on duty, he sent messages via WhatsApp to another person, most of which were sexual in nature and that he dishonestly claimed for work including an hour of overtime which he had not worked. |
Duties and Responsibilities, Discreditable Conduct, Honesty and Integrity |
Gross misconduct, dismissed from Hampshire Constabulary without notice |
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3 Feb 2021 |
SC |
Used a derogatory term for members of the Romany Gypsies and Irish Travellers community |
Authority, Respect and Courtesy |
Gross misconduct; Dismissed from Hampshire Constabulary without notice |
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19 Jan |
PC |
Found guilty of committing a sexual touching offence whilst off duty, resulting in a criminal conviction |
Discreditable conduct |
Gross misconduct; Dismissed from Hampshire Constabulary without notice. |
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18 Dec 2020 |
Detective Inspector (retired), Detective Sergeant, Detective Sergeant, PC (resigned), PC and T/DC |
More details of the allegations and the officers involved is available by clicking here. |
You can find out more details of the Panel's determinations about this case against these six officers by clicking here. |
All Gross Misconduct DI - would have been dismissed without notice had you not retired DS - both dismissed without notice PC - would have been dismissed without notice had you not resigned PC - dismissed without notice T/DC - Final Written Warning
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8/9 Dec |
PC
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It was said that clear allegations of an attempted sexual assault were disclosed to the officer on two occasions by a female member of the public, and the officer failed to take appropriate action. This included failing to record any criminal offence and failing to notify the Force Control Room. |
Standard of Professional Standards in respect of Duties and Responsibilities. |
Gross Misconduct and imposed a sanction of a Final Written Warning. |
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13 Oct 2020 |
PC |
Alleged to have driven under the influence of cocaine whilst off duty |
Discreditable Conduct |
Would have been dismissed had he not resigned following a criminal conviction through the courts. |
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21 Sept 2020 |
Sgt |
Alleged to have driven to work while over the drink drive limit and of being unfit for work due to alcohol consumption. |
Discreditable Conduct, Orders and Instructions and Fitness for Duty. |
Would have been dismissed had you not ceased to serve (retired) and, as a result, are included on the barred list with the College of Policing. |
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9/10 July 2020 |
PC |
Alleged to have breached the police Standards of Professional Behaviour by claiming to have visited a victim of crime it is not believed she has and has then subsequently falsified the Record Management System. |
Honesty and Integrity. |
Gross misconduct;
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26 June 2019 |
SC |
Attempted to use police identification off duty to influence staff at a premises in Portsmouth, failed to treat members of the public with respect and courtesy by using inappropriate language and being verbally abusive |
Authority, Respect and Courtesy, Equality and Diversity and Discreditable Conduct | Gross misconduct; Dismissed from Hampshire Constabulary without notice had officer not previously resigned |
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2 April 2019 |
PC | Assaulted a member of the public while off duty, resulting in a criminal conviction for assault | Discreditable Conduct | Gross misconduct; Dismissed from Hampshire Constabulary without notice. |
| 28 January 2019 | PC | Accessed police computer and data management systems without a policing purpose | Confidentiality and Discreditable Conduct | Gross misconduct; Dismissed from Hampshire Constabulary without notice for the first two allegations. No separate sanction for the third. |
| 8/9 November 2018 | PC | Accessed police computer systems without a policing purpose | Confidentiality | Gross misconduct; Dismissed without notice |
| 30 July 2018 | SC | Sent inappropriate photographs to someone known to be a police officer, took photographs of sensitive information and forwarded a photograph to another employee without an operational need, discussed operational police matters with another employee, accessed a police computer system without an operational need, sent inappropriate messages and images to others using a mobile phone and failed to challenge or report the improper conduct of colleagues about the nature of their messages. | Integrity, Conduct, Confidentiality, Authority, Respect and Courtesy and Challenging Improper Behaviour. | Gross misconduct; Dismissed without notice. |
| 1 May 2018 | PC | Made false, misleading and inaccurate written statements in an operational context. | Honesty and Integrity and Discreditable Conduct. | Gross misconduct; Dismissed without notice. |
| 15 March 2018 | PC | Stole cash to the value of £2,106 from an evidence store and stole £50 and 50 Euros from a bag handed to the PC by a member of the public and that the PC, while on duty, sent offensive messages about a colleague to a group of fellow officers. | Honesty and Integrity for the first two allegations.Equality and Diversity and Authority, Respect and Courtesy for the third allegation, | Gross misconduct; Dismissed without notice. |
| 14 September 2016 | PC | The details of the allegation were held in private to protect the anonymity of the victim. | Discreditable conduct; Authority, respect and courtesy | Gross misconduct; Dismissed without notice |
| 21 July 2016 | PC | Engaged in sexual activity with a member of the public whilst on duty, committed an indecent act on police premises whilst in police uniform and racially abused an individual during a Skype conversation. | Discreditable conduct; Equality and diversity | Gross misconduct; Dismissed without notice. |
| 7 July 2016 | PC | Gained secondary employment without having the relevant authorisation, worked at the business whilst claiming sick pay from Hampshire Constabulary, failed to abide by a lawful order and was dishonest in an application to gain secondary employment. | Honest and integrity; Orders and instructions | Gross misconduct; Dismissed without notice. |
| 13 April 2016 | Sergeant | Habitual use of inappropriate language and repeatedly exhibiting inappropriate sexualised behaviour towards a female member of staff under their supervision. | Authority, respect and courtesy; Discreditable conduct | Gross misconduct; Dismissed without notice. |