Jo Coles - York and North Yorkshire Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime

Jo Coles - North Yorkshire Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime

Number of misconduct hearings Stephen Gowland has presided as Legally Qualified Chair

Since the inception of legally qualified chairs for Police Misconduct Hearings, Stephen Gowland has been the Legally Qualified Chair for one misconduct hearing for NYOPCC.

Our Ref: 14 May 2018 - 0037.2018-19

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 0037.2018-19  

I write in connection with your request for information which was received by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire (NYOPCC) on 09 April 2018. Please accept our apologies for the delay in providing you with a response.  I note you seek access to the following information:

Request

1) Since the inception of legally qualified chairs for Police Misconduct Hearings can you please advise me of the following: 

How many Misconduct Hearings has Stephen Gowland presided as the LQC to date.

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within NYOPCC.

I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by NYOPCC.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.

Response

1) Since the inception of legally qualified chairs for Police Misconduct Hearings, Stephen Gowland has been the Legally Qualified Chair for 1 (one) misconduct hearing for NYOPCC.

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. 

Complaint Rights

Your attention is drawn to the attached sheet which details your right of complaint.

If you have any queries concerning this request, please contact me quoting the reference number above.