A Public Accelerated Misconduct Hearing – Former Detective Constable A

A public Accelerated Misconduct Hearing will take place in connection with a former Thames Valley Police officer. The hearing will commence at 11.00am on Tuesday 3 November 2026 and will be conducted remotely via Microsoft Teams before the Chief Constable, Jason Hogg.

The former officer is alleged to have breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour in respect of:

• Honesty and Integrity
• Orders and Instructions
• Discreditable Conduct
• Authority, Respect and Courtesy

The Chief Constable is considering an application that this hearing will be held in private with the following reporting restrictions:

1. The former officer will be referred to by a cypher throughout proceedings
2. Certain witnesses in the case will be anonymised and referred to by a cypher throughout the proceedings
3. To preserve the anonymity of the officer and those witnesses, the only geographic location which will be referred to throughout the proceedings will be Thames Valley Policing area

Pursuant to Reg 53(5) and (6) of the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020, any written representations can be made, by the media, by Midday on Friday 30 October 2026 to [email protected]

If the Chief Constable decides that this should be a public hearing. Any person wishing to attend must pre-register by completing the form available at the link below:

Attend a misconduct hearing | Thames Valley Police

Anyone who is not pre-registered by midday on Monday 2 November 2026 will not be allowed into the hearing.

As a condition of observing proceedings, you will be required to comply with the following:

1. You must register and produce valid identification, (which will only be used to confirm your identity and will be handled in accordance with the Data Protection Act and General Data Protection Regulations) if requested;
2. The chair will identify any reporting restrictions that members of the public or the media must adhere to be granted access to observe the hearing;
3. The chair prohibits the taking of photographs and the use of film or sound recording equipment during the hearing, except for official use;
4. No-one observing the hearing shall either intervene in or interrupt the running of the hearing;
5. Should anyone breach these conditions of observing, or any of the conditions set by the hearing Chair they will be removed from the link and may also be excluded from any future hearings.

If the Chief Constable confirms that this hearing will be held in private, those who have applied to observe proceedings will be informed.