A serving Dorset Police officer who removed earrings from three student officers before they could take part in fitness and safety training has been found guilty of gross misconduct. Following a public misconduct hearing at Dorset Police Headquarters in W...
Release date: 19/04/2024
Dorset Police and the Dorset Police & Crime Commissioner have joined all police forces across the UK to launch the Police Anti-Corruption and Abuse Reporting Service, which is run by the independent charity Crimestoppers. The service went live o...
Release date: 14/03/2024
Dorset Police has pledged its ongoing commitment to ensure that all police officers, staff and volunteers undergo ongoing stringent and robust vetting procedures. This follows the publication of the historical data wash where over 300,000 officers, staff...
Release date: 23/01/2024
Following sanctions handed to four other officers, a serving Dorset Police inspector who was found guilty of gross misconduct after posting offensive messages on a WhatsApp group and failing to challenge the behaviour of colleagues he supervised has been ...
Release date: 15/08/2023
A serving Dorset Police officer who was found guilty of gross misconduct after posting inappropriate and offensive messages on a WhatsApp group has been dismissed without notice. His former colleague, who was a serving police officer, and posted sexual, p...
Release date: 13/06/2023
Two serving Dorset Police officers and a former officer who shared racist, sexist, homophobic or inappropriate messages on a WhatsApp group, bullied colleagues and behaved in a derogatory manner have been found guilty of gross misconduct. Following a publ...
Release date: 02/06/2023
Dorset Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset has welcomed a report from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) into the effectiveness of the Force’s vetting and counter corruption arrangements. It...
Release date: 17/11/2022
Dorset Police has today welcomed a national report from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) into vetting, misconduct and misogyny in the police service. Chief Constable Scott Chilton said: “We welcome today’s rep...
Release date: 02/11/2022
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