24 November 2017 – 805.2017-18 – Costs of Legally Qualified Chair & Misconduct Panels

Request:

What is the daily rate you pay your legally qualified chair for misconduct panels?

Are there any other fees you pay your LQC for any work related to misconduct hearings, preparations and report writing? If so, please give details

What is the daily rate you pay your supporting members of misconduct panels?

Are there any other fees you pay to misconduct panel members for any relevant work? If so, please give details

Are officers subject to misconduct proceedings able to claim expenses, eg for travel? If so please give details

Please release full details of all expenses claimed in connection with misconduct hearings, investigation, preparation and reports, broken down by each hearing for the last twelve months

How many misconduct hearings have you held in the last twelve months and how long did they last for? 

Response:

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To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.  I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.

Decision

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What is the daily rate you pay your legally qualified chair for misconduct panels?
The daily rate paid is £350 and the half day rate is £170.

Are there any other fees you pay your LQC for any work related to misconduct hearings, preparations and report writing? If so, please give details
A fee for preparatory work of report writing at £45 per each hour necessarily spent (with a maximum of £600 for each misconduct hearing save in exceptional circumstances).

What is the daily rate you pay your supporting members of misconduct panels?
The daily rate paid to supporting members of the misconduct panel is £211.50.

Are there any other fees you pay to misconduct panel members for any relevant work? If so, please give details.
There is no information held by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner to answer this part of your request, as no other fees are paid.

Are officers subject to misconduct proceedings able to claim expenses, eg for travel? If so please give details
Police officers are able to claim expenses in line with national regulations. Generally expenses include overnight allowance (in specific circumstances), travel expenses minus normal work to home mileage when travelling in their own vehicle for work.

Please release full details of all expenses claimed in connection with misconduct hearings, investigation, preparation and reports, broken down by each hearing for the last twelve months
There is no information held by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner to answer this part of your request, as there have been no misconduct hearings in the last twelve months.

How many misconduct hearings have you held in the last twelve months and how long did they last for?
There have been no misconduct hearings in the last twelve months

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.