Derbyshire’s former Chief Constable took two of her own officers to the High Court after a misconduct panel spared them dismissal – with both officers opposing her attempt to overturn the decision. Rachel Swann, who has since retired as Chief Constable of Derbyshire Constabulary, launched the court challenge after PC Jack Large and PC James… Continue reading Police Chief Took Own Officers To High Court Over Misconduct Sanctions
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Comment: Police Accountability Cannot Depend On Police Approval
There is something deeply uncomfortable about watching the holder of what is widely regarded as Britain’s most senior and influential policing role repeatedly proclaim his commitment to transparency and accountability, only to turn the considerable authority of his office on the independent watchdog charged with providing independent oversight of policing. Following the decision that Sergeant… Continue reading Comment: Police Accountability Cannot Depend On Police Approval
Wiltshire Police Officer Would Have Been Sacked After Assaulting Man While On Duty
A former Wiltshire Police officer would have been dismissed without notice after an allegation that he assaulted a man while on duty was proven at a special case hearing. Former PC Daniel Rusling was convicted of assault by beating following an incident in Chippenham on October 14, 2025. The hearing outcome states that Rusling was… Continue reading Wiltshire Police Officer Would Have Been Sacked After Assaulting Man While On Duty
Surrey Firearms Officer PC Jake Mullarkey Sacked After Stalking Partner With Hidden Tracker
A Surrey Police firearms officer has been dismissed without notice after being convicted of stalking his partner. PC Jake Mullarkey was sacked at an accelerated misconduct hearing held at Surrey Police headquarters on August 4. The hearing concluded that his conviction breached the Standard of Professional Behaviour relating to Discreditable Conduct. Mullarkey, 35, had been… Continue reading Surrey Firearms Officer PC Jake Mullarkey Sacked After Stalking Partner With Hidden Tracker
IOPC Drops Misconduct Proceedings Against Sgt Martyn Blake Over Fatal Shooting Of Chris Kaba
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has confirmed that Metropolitan Police Sergeant Martyn Blake will no longer face disciplinary proceedings over the fatal shooting of Chris Kaba. The watchdog said it had withdrawn the planned gross misconduct case following a change in the law governing how police use-of-force cases are assessed in misconduct proceedings.… Continue reading IOPC Drops Misconduct Proceedings Against Sgt Martyn Blake Over Fatal Shooting Of Chris Kaba
Why The High Court Upheld The Decision Not To Dismiss Inspector Alex Taylor
The High Court has rejected an attempt by the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police to overturn a misconduct panel’s decision not to dismiss an inspector who admitted having sex with a junior colleague on police premises while on duty. Inspector Alex Taylor was found guilty of gross misconduct after having sex with a Police… Continue reading Why The High Court Upheld The Decision Not To Dismiss Inspector Alex Taylor
“I’m Very Keen To Be Sorted Out And Put In My Place”
A senior Metropolitan Police detective exchanged intimate messages on his force-issued mobile phone, including one saying, “I’m very keen to be sorted out and put in my place”, before arranging meetings inside police stations, a misconduct hearing has found. Former Detective Chief Inspector Christopher Soole used his Metropolitan Police-issued mobile phone over a six-month period… Continue reading “I’m Very Keen To Be Sorted Out And Put In My Place”
Dismissed For Sex Texts, Spared After Striking A Child — But All Nine Met Officers Examined Were Anonymous
Metropolitan Police officers have been found to have struck a child with a belt, signed a victim’s witness statement, sent graphic sexual messages while on duty and repeatedly crossed physical boundaries with female colleagues. Others faced allegations of rape, coercive control and domestic assault. Yet, in every one of the nine misconduct decisions examined by… Continue reading Dismissed For Sex Texts, Spared After Striking A Child — But All Nine Met Officers Examined Were Anonymous
“I Just Wanted To Kiss Those Lips Of Yours”
“The messages need to stop now… It’s causing me so much stress. Please stop texting me or talking about me to anyone; I just want to be left alone.” Those were the desperate words a junior Metropolitan Police officer sent to Chief Inspector Kevin Weeden after months of unwanted contact. But an accelerated misconduct hearing… Continue reading “I Just Wanted To Kiss Those Lips Of Yours”
From Sex Workers To Domestic Abuse: Inside Six Months Of Misconduct At Greater Manchester Police
Misconduct999 analysed every misconduct outcome published by Greater Manchester Police during the first half of 2026. The findings reveal recurring themes including misuse of police systems, sexual misconduct, domestic abuse and repeated cases described as “Key Jamming”, while more than two-thirds of officer cases resulted in dismissal or a finding that dismissal would have been… Continue reading From Sex Workers To Domestic Abuse: Inside Six Months Of Misconduct At Greater Manchester Police
Special Report: Police Federation Warns Officers Still Fear Speaking Out Against Colleagues Despite Misconduct Reforms
Police officers still fear retaliation, isolation and damage to their careers if they report wrongdoing by colleagues, the Police Federation has warned, despite national reforms intended to make speaking out safer. The Police Federation of England and Wales said the culture within policing was changing, but not quickly enough, and warned that many officers still… Continue reading Special Report: Police Federation Warns Officers Still Fear Speaking Out Against Colleagues Despite Misconduct Reforms
Analysis: More Than Half Of Officers Who Died By Suicide Since 2022 Were Under Investigation
More than half of police officers who have died by suicide since 2022 were under investigation at the time, according to figures cited by the Police Federation of England and Wales. The figure does not establish that the investigations caused those deaths. It does not reveal what the officers were being investigated for, how long… Continue reading Analysis: More Than Half Of Officers Who Died By Suicide Since 2022 Were Under Investigation
“This Bitch Has Just Fucked Up Our Whole Plan!!! I Blame Him”
He then sent the photograph on WhatsApp to his partner, who was a member of the public. Screenshots supplied by a complainant later revealed the image and accompanying message, although the published judgment does not identify the complainant or explain how they obtained it. Armstrong admitted taking and sharing the picture and accepted there had… Continue reading “This Bitch Has Just Fucked Up Our Whole Plan!!! I Blame Him”
“If The Police Put A Bullet In His Head.”
Former Metropolitan Police detective Lindsay Blackman told his wife, “I’ve had prettier women than you”, threatened to “finish” and “destroy” her, and said the only way he would leave was “if the police put a bullet in his head” as he blocked her inside a bedroom, a misconduct panel found. The same hearing accepted evidence… Continue reading “If The Police Put A Bullet In His Head.”
“I Truly Fell In Love With You From That Moment We Met And Haven’t Stopped Falling For You Every Day Since.”
A Metropolitan Police officer who gave a woman his telephone number during a traffic stop later married her after telling her: “I truly fell in love with you from that moment we met.” PC Benjamin Pullen first encountered the woman while on duty on June 21, 2025. Although the circumstances in which the relationship began… Continue reading “I Truly Fell In Love With You From That Moment We Met And Haven’t Stopped Falling For You Every Day Since.”
Exclusive: Dismissed GMP Sergeant Pursuing Multiple Legal Challenges After ICO Finds Force Breached Data Protection Law
A former Greater Manchester Police sergeant dismissed for gross misconduct is pursuing a series of legal challenges after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found the force failed to comply with its obligations under data protection law in its handling of evidence connected to her case. Former Police Sergeant Natalie Dolan was dismissed without notice following… Continue reading Exclusive: Dismissed GMP Sergeant Pursuing Multiple Legal Challenges After ICO Finds Force Breached Data Protection Law
Sacked Police Officer Wins Dramatic Appeal After Tribunal Tears Apart Misconduct Panel’s Decision And Orders He Be Reinstated
A police officer who was sacked after a misconduct panel ruled only dismissal could maintain public confidence has won a dramatic appeal after a Police Appeals Tribunal concluded the decision could not stand. Former West Yorkshire Police officer PC Brett Spruce was dismissed following a misconduct hearing chaired by Assistant Chief Constable Robert McCoubrey, which… Continue reading Sacked Police Officer Wins Dramatic Appeal After Tribunal Tears Apart Misconduct Panel’s Decision And Orders He Be Reinstated
‘I Don’t Regret It’: Volunteer Police Sergeant Sacked Over Facebook Post Showing ‘ANAL C*’ T-shirt**
Warning: Offensive/discriminatory language. A volunteer police sergeant who told a misconduct panel “I don’t regret” his actions has been sacked after posting a Facebook photograph of himself wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the words “ANAL C*”**. Jason Payne, of Devon and Cornwall Police, was dismissed without notice after a misconduct panel ruled his conduct amounted… Continue reading ‘I Don’t Regret It’: Volunteer Police Sergeant Sacked Over Facebook Post Showing ‘ANAL C*’ T-shirt**
Inside The Secret And Seedy World Of Former GMP Officer Michael Jones
Inside the secret life of a Greater Manchester Police officer: How a misconduct panel concluded PC Michael Jones spent shifts sending explicit sexual messages, arranging public encounters and browsing hookup websites before resigning as the case closed in By the time former Greater Manchester Police officer Michael Jones walked away from his misconduct hearing, the… Continue reading Inside The Secret And Seedy World Of Former GMP Officer Michael Jones
Ex-surrey Officer Accused Of Failing To Report Man Suspected Of Sexual Interest In Children
A former Surrey Police officer is due to face a gross misconduct hearing over allegations that he failed to take safeguarding action after speaking with a man he allegedly believed had a sexual interest in children. Former PC Murphy is scheduled to appear before a misconduct hearing at Surrey Police Headquarters in Guildford on 3… Continue reading Ex-surrey Officer Accused Of Failing To Report Man Suspected Of Sexual Interest In Children
Officer Who Used Keyboard Trick To Make Herself Appear Online While Studying And Secretly Recorded Senior Colleague Would Have Been Sacked
Former Wiltshire Police officer Lauren Fairley repeatedly used objects to keep her work laptop active while studying for detective exams during working hours, a misconduct panel heard. She was also found to have secretly recorded a supervisor on her personal phone. A police officer who used a keyboard trick to make it appear she was… Continue reading Officer Who Used Keyboard Trick To Make Herself Appear Online While Studying And Secretly Recorded Senior Colleague Would Have Been Sacked
Protected: How Colleagues Helped Bring Down Federation Secretary Who Said Force Policy Was ‘Written By A Three-year-old’
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Police Federation Secretary Has Gross Misconduct Allegations Proven Over Overtime And On-call Payment Claims
Peter Nightingale, the Secretary of West Mercia Police Federation responsible for representing around 2,400 officers, had allegations of gross misconduct proven after a disciplinary panel concluded he acted dishonestly over overtime and on-call payment claims. Nightingale, one of the most senior elected figures within the West Mercia Police Federation, appeared before a two-day misconduct hearing… Continue reading Police Federation Secretary Has Gross Misconduct Allegations Proven Over Overtime And On-call Payment Claims
PC Thomas Colgan Avoids Sack After Senior Police Bosses Praise His Professionalism
PC Thomas Colgan remained on frontline duties for 33 months while misconduct allegations were investigated — and avoided dismissal after senior officers told a panel he was calm, professional and resilient under pressure. A Norfolk police officer found to have committed gross misconduct avoided being sacked despite spending almost three years on frontline duties while… Continue reading PC Thomas Colgan Avoids Sack After Senior Police Bosses Praise His Professionalism
