No issues found with Dorset Police staff under re-vetting process
More than 3,000 people were checked against the national police database
Dorset Police say they're committed to making sure all police officers, staff and volunteers undergo robust vetting procedures.
It comes after 3,185 employees and volunteers with the force were checked against the police national database.
Over 300,000 police staff have been checked nationwide.
There were no cases in Dorset that needed criminal or disciplinary action, management intervention or re-vetting.
Deputy Chief Constable Rachel Farrell said:
“Ensuring we have individuals who are fit to serve our communities is of utmost importance in helping us to deliver a safer Dorset with the trust and confidence of our residents and visitors.
“The national historical data wash programme was a useful tool, designed to highlight issues we weren’t already aware of alongside ensuring our approaches to rooting out misconduct are effective.
“The data wash didn’t identify any additional areas of concern, which should go some way to reassuring our communities that we’re tackling misconduct effectively.
“Our Professional Standards Department works hard to identify information and intelligence and take appropriate and necessary action to remove individuals who should not work in policing.
“In addition, our recently launched ‘Call it Out’ initiative is giving officers and staff increased confidence of raising any concerns they may have about colleagues.
“Dorset Police continues to be committed to taking an open and transparent approach to tackling misconduct and we regularly proactively communicate outcomes of officer misconduct hearings to our communities to demonstrate we’re tackling the issue head on.
“The vast majority of our officers, staff and volunteers act with the highest levels of honesty and integrity and any issue of misconduct is always very disappointing.
“We will continue to work hard to ensure we deliver the highest standards of integrity that the public rightly expect of us and that we will continue to remove any individuals in our Force that do not uphold those standards.”