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Recommendation 12
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Publish timetable for creating automatic gross misconduct offences list by year-end
Conclusion
There are circumstances where the public would hold dismissal appropriate but current regulations do not provide a clear mechanism for it. Dismissing an officer who fails re-vetting should be straightforward and we welcome the Home Office’s commitment to this. We are pleased that the Home Office is engaging with stakeholders to create a list of criminal offences which would automatically amount to gross misconduct upon conviction. We ask the Home Office to set out by the end of the year its timetable for completing this work.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government accepts the need for police officers who are victims of police-perpetrated crime to have certain rights and will explore opportunities to address this through the Dismissals Review, but does not provide the requested timetable for creating a list of offences automatically amounting to gross misconduct.
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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7. Forces are required to vet in line with the statutory code of practice on vetting and the vetting authorised professional practice (APP) which are issued by the College of Policing. These both set out considerations in relation to transferees and we believe the framework for how vetting is carried out should remain with the College, in-keeping with other guidance on operational matters. The College updated their vetting code in July 2023 and is due to publish its draft vetting APP for consultation shortly. 8. The NPCC has already asked forces to check all officers and staff against the police national database (PND) to identify any intelligence which could warrant action being taken. Further to this, the NPCC is working on a programme which will help to facilitate automated continuous integrity screening checks, enabling relevant issues to be raised in real time. 9. It is a decision for PCCs on how they hold the Chief Constable to account on how they lead their force. The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) may wish to consider taking forward findings in relation to PCCs. 10. The Home Office will provide Parliament with regular updates as appropriate on a number of pieces of ongoing work relating to integrity matters such as the Dismissals Review, Angiolini Inquiry and relevant vetting actions being taken forward by policing.
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