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Report 7 of the 14 April 2005 meeting of the Professional Standards & Complaints Committee and provides a summary of discipline cases involving drink drive convictions between 1 January 2003 and 28 February 2005.
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Discipline cases involving drink drive convictions
Report: 7
Date: 14 April 2005
By: Commissioner
Summary
This report gives a summary of discipline cases involving drink drive convictions between 1 January 2003 and 28 February 2005. Summaries of the cases are attached at Appendix 1.
A. Recommendations
That Members are asked to note the report.
B. Supporting information
Brief analysis of cases
1. The list of drink drive cases dealt with by the Metropolitan Police Misconduct Boards from 1 January 2003 through to 28 February 2005, are listed at Appendix 1.
2. These include information on their respective convictions at Magistrates court as well as their punishment on the misconduct Boards, and any subsequent appeals. All alcohol readings are show in microgram’s in 100 millilitres of breath with the legal limit being 35.
4. There are 28 cases looked at in this report, and they have been broken down as follows:
- Misconduct Boards and Sanctions.
- Chief Constable/ Assistant Commissioners Review (AC Review) and Sanctions.
- Police Appeals Tribunal and Sanctions.
5.
|
Sanction at Misconduct Board |
Total |
|---|---|
| No further Action (NFA) | 1 |
| Caution | 1 |
| Reprimand | 2 |
| Fine | 5 (1) |
| Reduction in rank | 2 |
| Required to resign | 15 |
| Dismissed | 2 |
One officer was both reduced in rank and fined, hence the one in brackets.
|
Sanction at Chief Officer’s Review (Assistant Commissioner) |
Total |
|---|---|
| Sanctioned remained the same | 8 |
| Sanction was varied | 5 |
| Awaits AC Review | 1 |
|
Sanction at Police Appeals Tribunal |
Total |
| Awaits | 2 |
| Abandoned | 1 |
Current practices for presiding officers and board members in drink drive cases
6. All presiding officers and board members receive training in relation to Misconduct Boards. Included in that training is guidance around drink drive cases contained in Police Notice 1/03 of the 2 January 2003 and the Home Office Guidance. This information is also included in the Sanction Guidelines book, which is available during misconduct boards.
C. Race and equality impact
There are no specific race and equality items addressed. This report should fully comply with equal opportunities policies and associated MPA/MPS Diversity policies.
D. Financial implications
There are minimal financial implications as all the data featured in this report is already available from current files.
E. Background papers
None.
F. Contact details
Report author(s): Detective Chief Superintendent Phil Flower, Directorate of Professional Standards, MPS.
For more information contact:
MPA general: 020 7202 0202
Media enquiries: 020 7202 0217/18
Supporting material
- Appendix 1 [PDF]
Summary of cases
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