A Metropolitan Police officer is due to face a misconduct hearing over allegations that she made inappropriate physical contact with a vulnerable child while attempting to calm them during a panic attack. PC Faitha Sunday will appear before a misconduct panel on August 26 to 28, 2026. It is alleged that PC Sunday was on… Continue reading Met Officer To Face Misconduct Hearing Over Allegation She Repeatedly Rubbed Vulnerable Child’s Thigh
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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
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
Sergeant Accused Of Using Excessive Force On Handcuffed Man As Two Fellow GMP Officers Also Face Misconduct Proceedings
A Greater Manchester Police sergeant is due to face a gross misconduct hearing over allegations he used excessive force against a handcuffed man in the back of a police van during an arrest. The allegations against PS Rothwell stem from an incident on 28 December 2021, when a man was arrested and transported to custody.… Continue reading Sergeant Accused Of Using Excessive Force On Handcuffed Man As Two Fellow GMP Officers Also Face Misconduct Proceedings
GMP Officers Accused Of Failing To Report Sergeant’s Alleged Excessive Force
Two Greater Manchester Police officers are due to face a gross misconduct hearing over allegations they failed to challenge or report a sergeant who allegedly used excessive force on a handcuffed man in the back of a police van. PC Colley and PC Byers will answer allegations arising from an incident on 28 December 2021,… Continue reading GMP Officers Accused Of Failing To Report Sergeant’s Alleged Excessive Force
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
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
The Cop And The Child Sex Offender: Officer’s Secret Friendship Ends Police Career
A police officer who maintained a close friendship with a convicted child sex offender serving a 30-year prison sentence and failed to disclose the relationship would have been dismissed without notice had he not resigned days before a misconduct hearing. Former PC Philip Reeves resigned from Cheshire Constabulary on 8 June, just two days before… Continue reading The Cop And The Child Sex Offender: Officer’s Secret Friendship Ends Police Career
How Can This Build Public Confidence? The Police Officer Who Assaulted A Child And Kept His Job
How can this build public confidence? The police officer who assaulted a child and kept his job A police officer convicted in court of assaulting a child, found to have committed gross misconduct, and told that dismissal was the starting point, is still serving as a police officer. That is not an allegation. It is… Continue reading How Can This Build Public Confidence? The Police Officer Who Assaulted A Child And Kept His Job
Met Pcs Jon Toolis And Nathaniel Lordan Keep Jobs After Panel Finds Man Was Punched Repeatedly During Unlawful Detention
Two Metropolitan Police officers who repeatedly punched a man during a chaotic street confrontation have been allowed to keep their jobs despite a misconduct panel finding that the force they used was unlawful. PC Jon Toolis and PC Nathaniel Lordan faced allegations of gross misconduct following an incident in Shoreditch, East London, during the early… Continue reading Met Pcs Jon Toolis And Nathaniel Lordan Keep Jobs After Panel Finds Man Was Punched Repeatedly During Unlawful Detention
Police Sergeant Sacked After Sending Offensive Whatsapp Messages Mocking Disabled People And Student Officers
Warning: Offensive/discriminatory language. A police sergeant has been dismissed without notice after a misconduct panel found she exchanged offensive WhatsApp messages with a student officer, mocked disabled people and trainee officers, shared confidential information and failed to properly manage a conflict of interest. Police Sergeant Natalie Dolan, formerly of Greater Manchester Police, was dismissed following… Continue reading Police Sergeant Sacked After Sending Offensive Whatsapp Messages Mocking Disabled People And Student Officers
Former Police Officer Barred After Colleague Considered Leaving Department Over Offensive, Homophobic And Misogynistic Messages
A former Wiltshire Police officer would have been dismissed without notice had he still been serving after a misconduct panel found he sent a series of offensive, sexualised, misogynistic and homophobic WhatsApp messages to a junior colleague. Former PC Andrew Lee was found to have committed gross misconduct following a misconduct hearing held on 11… Continue reading Former Police Officer Barred After Colleague Considered Leaving Department Over Offensive, Homophobic And Misogynistic Messages
Postcode Lottery Of Police Transparency: Some Forces Keep Years Of Misconduct Records Online While Others Remove Them After Just 28 Days
A Misconduct999 review of all 46 police forces in England and Wales has uncovered dramatic differences in how misconduct information is retained and published, with some forces maintaining archives dating back to 2016 while others appear to have no publicly accessible historical archive at all. A police officer can face a public misconduct hearing, have… Continue reading Postcode Lottery Of Police Transparency: Some Forces Keep Years Of Misconduct Records Online While Others Remove Them After Just 28 Days
Met Officer Posed As Banker With ‘Female Flatmates’ In Fake Online House Ads To Lure Women Into Relationships, Misconduct Panel Finds
Former PC Aminur Rashid would have been sacked after a panel found he used lies, fake room adverts and even a false female identity to gain women’s trust. A former Metropolitan Police officer posed as a young banker searching for female flatmates in fake online house-share adverts before pursuing women for sex and relationships, a… Continue reading Met Officer Posed As Banker With ‘Female Flatmates’ In Fake Online House Ads To Lure Women Into Relationships, Misconduct Panel Finds
Under Fire: The Misconduct Cases Involving Britain’s Armed Police Officers
From drink-driving before collecting firearms to allegations of sexual misconduct, dishonesty and excessive force, a series of unrelated cases involving armed officers from forces across the UK have resulted in misconduct hearings, dismissals, criminal proceedings and gross misconduct findings. Firearms officers operate under some of the most intense pressures in British policing. In some situations,… Continue reading Under Fire: The Misconduct Cases Involving Britain’s Armed Police Officers
Former PC David Loftus Who Snooped On Police Databases ‘For Personal Curiosity’ Would Have Been Sacked Panel Rules
Ex-GMP officer who snooped on police databases ‘for personal curiosity’ shared confidential information with former partner, misconduct panel finds Former officer repeatedly accessed secure police systems without a lawful policing purpose before passing sensitive information to his ex-partner, hearing told A former Greater Manchester Police officer who accessed confidential police systems “for personal curiosity” before… Continue reading Former PC David Loftus Who Snooped On Police Databases ‘For Personal Curiosity’ Would Have Been Sacked Panel Rules
Grindr Inspector Demoted To PC After Panel Found He Messaged Junior Officers For ‘Sexual Hook-ups’
Senior Thames Valley Police officer was reduced in rank after a misconduct panel found he knowingly contacted subordinate officers on dating app despite earlier corruption warning A senior police inspector has been demoted all the way down to the rank of constable after a misconduct panel found he knowingly messaged junior officers on Grindr while… Continue reading Grindr Inspector Demoted To PC After Panel Found He Messaged Junior Officers For ‘Sexual Hook-ups’
PC Billy Manning Kept Decomposing Corpse Photos On Personal Phone And Showed Them To Colleagues
A Metropolitan Police officer who kept photographs of a decomposing corpse on his personal mobile phone and later showed the images to colleagues during a training course has avoided being sacked after a misconduct panel ruled dismissal would not be “appropriate or proportionate”. PC Billy Manning was handed a final written warning for two years… Continue reading PC Billy Manning Kept Decomposing Corpse Photos On Personal Phone And Showed Them To Colleagues
Bullying Detective, Racist Whatsapp Messages And Baton Strikes On Teens
Five British Transport Police officers were found to have committed gross misconduct at hearings in early 2026, with cases involving homophobic remarks, racist language, sexual messages and, in one case, the use of a baton on children. A string of misconduct hearings involving British Transport Police officers in the first months of 2026 exposed a… Continue reading Bullying Detective, Racist Whatsapp Messages And Baton Strikes On Teens
West Midlands Police Inspector Moran Drank 7–8 Pints The Night Before — Then Turned Up For Duty Above Police Alcohol Limit But Kept His Job
Senior officer found to have committed gross misconduct after attending a police meeting over the force’s alcohol threshold but avoided the sack and was handed a warning instead Senior officer found to have committed gross misconduct after colleagues smelled alcohol on his breath during morning briefing, yet avoided the sack. A senior police officer who… Continue reading West Midlands Police Inspector Moran Drank 7–8 Pints The Night Before — Then Turned Up For Duty Above Police Alcohol Limit But Kept His Job
Exclusive: MOD Police Forced To Release 21 Full Misconduct Rulings After Misconduct999 Exposes Publication Gap As Force Admits FOI Breach And ‘Misleading’ Explanation
The Ministry of Defence Police has released 21 full misconduct hearing determinations after a year of sustained scrutiny from Misconduct999, and admitted it provided a “misleading” explanation and failed to comply with its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act. Concerns were first raised in March 2025, when Misconduct999 contacted the force, questioning why full… Continue reading Exclusive: MOD Police Forced To Release 21 Full Misconduct Rulings After Misconduct999 Exposes Publication Gap As Force Admits FOI Breach And ‘Misleading’ Explanation
Four Year Campaign Of Abuse Against Female Colleagues, Panel Rules Officer D Would Have Been Sacked
A former Hertfordshire Police officer would have been dismissed from the force for a prolonged campaign of sexual harassment, misogynistic abuse and threats of violence against female colleagues, a misconduct panel has ruled. The officer, known only as “D”, resigned while under investigation but was later found to have committed gross misconduct following a public… Continue reading Four Year Campaign Of Abuse Against Female Colleagues, Panel Rules Officer D Would Have Been Sacked
Misconduct Hearings Today – Thursday 5th February 2026
Two police officers are due to face misconduct hearings in separate cases involving alleged breaches of professional standards. Former Police Constable David Robson, previously of West Yorkshire Police, is scheduled to face a misconduct hearing over his use of social media. The force states that Robson maintained publicly accessible accounts where his role as a… Continue reading Misconduct Hearings Today – Thursday 5th February 2026
