Our Ref: 004392/14

Freedom of Information Section Police HQ Sherwood Lodge, Arnold NG5 8PP

Tel: 101 Ext 800 2507 Fax: 0115 967 2896

20 August 2014

Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)

I write in connection with your request for information, which was received by on 15/07/2014. Following receipt of your request searches were conducted within Nottinghamshire Police to locate the information you require.

Please find below answers to your questions:-

RESPONSE

Under S 1 (1) (a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), I can confirm that Nottinghamshire Police does hold the information you have requested.

Under FOI laws please can you provide me with details of complaints and investigations into all forms of sexual misconduct by all employees from 2010-present, broken down by calendar year.

For each incident please also specify:

The nature of the offence or possible misconduct - e.g. sexual assault, inappropriate touching, rape - and the location in which the offence took place - e.g. police station.

The gender of the accused employee, their role within the force and their age at the time of the incident.

The gender of the alleged victim or complainant and their age at the time of the incident.

The nature of the investigation (internal, criminal), whether it was referred to the IPCC and what if any disciplinary action was taken against the employee.

I would also like the names of the accused in the case of a conviction, however I accept that this information may have to be redacted in some cases.

Please see chart on following pages: Gender Gender Age Misconduct Referred Offence Police of of of /Criminal to IPCC Disciplinary Year Offence Location Officer/Staff accused Age Victim Victim Investigation Yes/No Outcome 2010 Sexual Assault Basford Police Officer Male 28 Female 20 Criminal Yes Not Upheld Other sexual 2010 conduct Police Officer Male 30 Female 20 Criminal Yes Not Upheld Other sexual Not 2010 conduct Not Known Special Constable Male 34 Female 14 Misconduct No Local Resolution Other sexual 2010 conduct Police Officer Male 25 Female 22 Misconduct No Upheld Misconduct Meeting Other sexual 2010 conduct Police Officer Male 50 Female NK Criminal No Not Upheld - Management Action Other sexual 2011 conduct NK Police Officer Male 49 Female NK Misconduct No Not Upheld Other sexual 2011 conduct NK Police Officer Male 46 Female NK Misconduct No Upheld Misconduct Meeting Other sexual 2011 conduct NK Police Officer Male 44 Female NK Misconduct No Upheld Misconduct Meeting Other sexual 2011 conduct Bridewell Police Officer Male 27 Male 33 Misconduct Yes Not Upheld 2011 Sexual Assault Sutton Police Officer Male 36 Male 27 Misconduct Yes Not Upheld 2011 Sexual Assault Mapperley Police Officer Male 46 Female NK Criminal Yes Ongoing 2011 Sexual Assault Flintham Police Officer Male 44 Female 13 Criminal Yes Resigned during investigation Other sexual 2011 conduct Police Staff Male 38 Female NK Misconduct No Final Written Warning 2012 Sexual Assault Various Police Officer Male 45 Female 44 Criminal Yes Ongoing 2012 Sexual Assault Edwinstowe Police Staff Male 36 Female 44 Criminal Yes Final Written Warning 2012 Sexual Assault Clifton Police Officer Male 28 Female 24 Misconduct No Not Upheld Other sexual 2012 conduct Police Officer Female 29 Male 41 Misconduct No Upheld Management Action Other sexual Hearing - Dismissed without 2012 conduct Carlton Police Officer Male 41 Female 29 Criminal Yes Notice Other sexual 2012 conduct Sneinton Police Officer Male 31 Female NK Criminal Yes Resigned during investigation 2012 Sexual Assault Nottingham Police Officer Male 47 Female NK Criminal Yes Ongoing Other sexual 2012 conduct Gedling Police Officer Male 37 Female NK Criminal Yes Resigned during investigation

Other sexual 2012 conduct NK Police Officer Male 32 Female 29 Misconduct No Resigned during investigation Other sexual Hearing - Dismissed without 2012 conduct NK Police Officer Male 30 Male NK Misconduct Yes Notice 2012 Sexual Assault Worksop Police Officer Male 32 Female 37 Criminal Yes Resigned during investigation 2013 Sexual Assault Arnold Police Officer Male 53 Female NK Misconduct No Ongoing Other sexual 2013 conduct Nottingham Police Officer Male 47 Female 42 Misconduct Yes Not Upheld Other sexual 2013 conduct Mansfield Police Officer Male 32 Female 19 Criminal Yes Upheld - Final Written Warning Other sexual 2013 conduct Mansfield Special Constable Male 21 Female 19 Criminal Yes Upheld - Final Written Warning Other sexual 2013 conduct NK Police Officer Male 47 Female 27 Criminal Yes Upheld Management Action Other sexual 2013 conduct NK Police Officer Male 40 Female 27 Criminal Yes Ongoing Other sexual 2013 conduct Bridewell Police Officer Male 42 Female NK Misconduct No Upheld Management Action Other sexual 2013 conduct NK Police Officer Male 31 Female 25 Criminal Yes Resigned during investigation Other sexual 2013 conduct Nottingham Police Officer Male 34 Female NK Criminal No Upheld Management Action Other sexual 2013 conduct Nottingham Police Staff Male 49 Female NK Criminal Yes Not upheld Other sexual 2014 conduct NK Special Constable Male 24 Female NK Criminal No Resigned during investigation Other sexual 2014 conduct NK Police Officer Male 46 Female 40 Criminal No Ongoing Other sexual 2014 conduct NK Police Officer Male 46 Female 56 Criminal No Ongoing 2014 Sexual Assault NK Police Officer Male 49 Female NK Criminal No Ongoing 2014 Sexual Assault Sutton Police Officer Male NK Female 47 Criminal Yes Ongoing Other sexual 2014 conduct NK Police Officer Male 46 Female 22 Criminal No Ongoing Other sexual 2014 conduct NK Police Officer Male 33 Various NK Criminal Yes Resigned during investigation Other sexual 2014 conduct NK Police Officer Male 31 Female 36 Misconduct No Resigned during investigation

Complaints Rights Your attention is drawn to the enclosed review procedure, which details your right of complaint.

Copyright Nottinghamshire Police in complying with their statutory duty under Sections 1 and 11 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) to release the enclosed information will not breach the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. However, the rights of the copyright owner of the enclosed information will continue to be protected by law. Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of the attached information should be addressed to the Force Solicitor, Nottinghamshire Police, Force Headquarters, Sherwood Lodge, Arnold, Nottinghamshire, NG5 8PP.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in Nottinghamshire Police.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write or contact the Freedom of Information Officer on telephone number 0115 9672507 or e-mail [email protected] quoting the above reference number.

Yours sincerely

Disclosure Officer

Are you dissatisfied with your response?

Nottinghamshire Police has a duty to implement a complaints process in relation to Freedom of Information Act requests. If you are not content with our response, you may appeal, this process is known as an ‘Internal Review’

Internal reviews are intended to be a fair and impartial means of reviewing the original request process.

You can appeal about your request if you:-

Disagree with the Forces interpretation of your request; Believe the Force hold more information than has been disclosed to you; Disagree with the application of exemptions; Are still waiting for a response and are unhappy with the delay.

How do I appeal?

All appeals should be made in writing and sent to:-

Information Management Nottinghamshire Police Force Headquarters Sherwood Lodge Arnold Notts NG5 8PP or alternatively [email protected]

To deal with your appeal as quickly as possible please provide the unique identification number provided with your response and the reasons for your appeal.

Once we have received your request for appeal, your FOI response will be reviewed in full to identify any problems in the disclosure.

The review will be undertaken by someone different from, and preferably senior to, the original decision maker and this should be completed within 20 working days from receipt, in exceptional circumstances it may be extended by a further 20 working days.

What if I’m still not satisfied?

You can appeal to the Information Commissioner. You can contact the Information Commissioner Officer at the following:-

Information Commissioner’s Office Wycliffe House Water Lane Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 5AF

Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745 (national rate)

E-mail: [email protected]