NFRS 2025 20 - Misconduct cases
You asked for
- In the last five years, how many misconduct cases has the service dealt with? (Broken down by years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, by gender and by type of misconduct i.e. sexual, racial, discrimination, harassment, bullying)
- Of those, how many were categorised as gross misconduct?
- Of those, can you provide the outcomes of the cases i.e. how many resulted in staff being dismissed from service, how many resulted inwritten warnings etc.
Our Response
- In the last five years, how many misconduct cases has the service dealt with? (Broken down by years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, by gender and by type of misconduct i.e. sexual, racial, discrimination, harassment, bullying)
- Of those, how many were categorised as gross misconduct?
- Of those, can you provide the outcomes of the cases i.e. how manyresulted in staff being dismissed from service, how many resulted in written warnings etc.
Answer: - No Information Held for 2020 and 2021, the other years have been provided in the table below.
| Year |
Gender |
Misconduct Type |
Level |
Outcome |
| 2022 |
Male |
Racial |
Gross |
No case to answer |
| 2023 |
Male |
Racial |
Gross |
Dismissal |
| 2023 |
Male |
Sexual |
Gross |
Managerial Action |
| 2024 |
Male |
Sexual |
Gross |
Dismissal |
| 2024 |
Male |
Sexual |
Gross |
Resignation |
| 2024 |
Male |
Racial |
Gross |
Resigned |
| 2024 |
Male |
Harassment and Bullying |
Did not go to hearing |
No case to answer |
| 2025 |
Male |
Harassment and Bullying |
Did not go to hearing |
No case to answer |
| 2025 |
Male |
Harassment and Bullying |
Misconduct |
Final written warning |