Misconduct hearings have led to dismissals for 32 former or serving Nottinghamshire Police officers in the last two years. The force said most were for “honesty and integrity matters”, adding the dismissals show it takes incidents seriously.
Twelve dismissal sanctions were issued after misconduct hearings in the most recent recorded year – between April 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022. A further 20 dismissals were issued in the previous 12-month period.
It follows an inspection of all constabularies in the country examining their approaches to vetting, misconduct and misogyny policies. The inspections came in response to widespread concern over vetting and police conduct in the wake of the conviction of Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens’ for the murder of Sarah Everard.
