Misconduct by Avon & Somerset Police
Dear Avon and Somerset Constabulary,
Please disclose;
a) the number of police officers investigated since 2005, on a per year basis, for breach of the police's Professional Standards.
b) of those investigated, the number dismissed from employment.
Yours faithfully,
Warren Peace
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Mr W Peace Our Reference 715/18
[1][FOI #487378 email]
Date 25 June 2018
Dear Mr Peace
I write in connection with your request for information dated 25^th May
under the Freedom of Information Act.
Specifically you asked:
a) the number of police officers investigated since 2005, on a per year
basis, for breach of the police's Professional Standards.
b) of those investigated, the number dismissed from employment.
Our response:
Please see our response in the table below; due to a change in recording
we are unable to provide any information prior to December 2008. The
information is based on Police Officers internal conduct matters only
which reflect the Standards of Professional Behaviour.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Year (Calendar) |Officers under |Dismissed from |
| |investigation |employment |
|--------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------|
|2008 (from 12/2008) | 1| 0|
|--------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------|
|2009 | 82| 0|
|--------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------|
|2010 | 56| 1|
|--------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------|
|2011 | 86| 1|
|--------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------|
|2012 | 143| 5|
|--------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------|
|2013 | 109| 3|
|--------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------|
|2014 | 95| 3|
|--------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------|
|2015 | 85| 7|
|--------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------|
|2016 | 91| 13|
|--------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------|
|2017 | 84| 9|
|--------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------|
|2018 (to 30/05/2018)| 27| 2|
|--------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------|
|Total | 859| 44|
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Yours sincerely
Michelle Radcliffe
Freedom of Information Officer
Corporate Communications Department
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