Our Police Misconduct team has experience at every stage of misconduct proceedings. Our lawyers have an in-depth knowledge of police operations, with many of them having worked in house at several police forces nationwide.
At Capsticks we recognise the challenges faced by police forces and the increased pressure on the sector to ensure the effective handling of misconduct cases, adopting a transparent approach to maintain public confidence in policing standards.
We regularly advise and represent the Appropriate Authority throughout misconduct proceedings and work closely with professional standards departments to provide support. From the outset of the investigation to the conclusion of the hearing, we can offer advice on evidential issues, disclosure and redactions and legal arguments. We also provide high quality representation at Accelerated Misconduct Hearings, pre-hearings and Misconduct Hearings, offering our clients an efficient and flexible end-to-end service. The Police Misconduct team has experience of acting as legal advisor to the chair and we also represent clients in the Police Appeals Tribunal and in judicial review proceedings against panel decisions.
Services we offer
- Advice on overall case prospects, used/unused material, witnesses, legal issues, hearing length/type and redactions to documents;
- Drafting allegations for the Regulation 30 notice;
- Advice on Regulation 31 response;
- Case conferences with investigating officers and Appropriate Authority;
- Representation at pre-hearing, misconduct hearing, Police Appeals Tribunal and Judicial Review proceedings;
- Bespoke training packages for teams involved in the investigation of police misconduct; for those conducting or chairing misconduct proceeding and for individuals acting as panel members.
