32 Nottinghamshire police officers dismissed in last 2 years
The dismissals were following misconduct hearings
Last updated 31st Jan 2023
32 Nottinghamshire Police officers have been dismissed in the last two years, following misconduct hearings.
The force says most of those were over "honesty and integrity matters"
It follows an inspection of all constabularies in the country in the wake of the conviction of Met Police officer Wayne Couzens’ for the murder of Sarah Everard.
Couzens, who was off-duty at the time, posed as an on-duty officer enforcing lockdown rules before kidnapping, raping and strangling Ms Everard in March 2021 and burning her body.
Serial rapist David Carrick – also a serving officer on the same force – was convicted earlier this month after 48 separate rapes over 17 years.
Both officers had passed police vetting processes despite concerns about their previous behaviour.
A visit was made to Nottinghamshire Police in March last year and the force was rated as ‘good’.
Deputy Chief Constable Steve Cooper said:
“Nottinghamshire Police take every complaint against the force and our staff extremely seriously.
“It was reassuring that the inspectorate rated us as ‘good’, with only one area for improvement, which we have now addressed.
“That said, we are not complacent and will continually look to improve the service we offer.
“The force regularly rejects applicants and dismisses those staff who badly let down the public and their colleagues.
“From April 1, 2021, to March 2022, the force dismissed 12 police officers following misconduct hearings.
“The majority are for honesty and integrity matters. This shows how seriously we take any incidents that affect our reputation.
“The public can have trust and confidence in the processes and procedures we have in force, to ensure that our officers and staff meet the high standards expected of them.
“When a member of the public calls the police they want that trust, confidence, reassurance, and professionalism immediately and that is what we will deliver.”