FOI.23.004399.Z - Police Misuse of BWV

Request

1) A chronological list of all known complaints made about police mis-use of body worn video since January 1st 2022 to the date this response is compiled. Per complaint, please provide the year of the incident, description of mis-use and complaint (for example, BWV shared on WhatsApp), and outcome of the complaint (i.e. substantiated/ unsubstantiated or upheld/not upheld)

2) Please also provide a definitive list of records of all misconduct cases against officers accused of mis-use or incorrect use of body worn video since January 1st 2022 to the date this response is compiled. Please provide the year and month of the incident, description of the mis-use and reason for misconduct, misconduct outcome, outcome to officer (e.g. dismissed) and investigatory body (e.g. PSD/IOPC).

3) Please confirm if any officers have faced a gross misconduct investigation for mis-use of body worn video from January 1st 2020 to the date this response is compiled. Please state what the nature of the misuse was and the outcome of the investigation.

The Freedom of Information Act requires that this request is dealt with in a manner that is motive and applicant blind. A disclosure under this legislation is considered a disclosure to the world and is considered to be on the basis that it is in the public interest.

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Response

Please accept our apologies for the delayed response. Thank you for your patience.

Following liaison with our Professional Standards unit, the following information can be disclosed:

Q1)

Year	Description	Outcome
2023	Officer did not make it clear that BWV was being recorded	Learning from reflection
2022	Officer did not identify themselves and advise they were recording on their BWV	The service provided was acceptable - no action
2022	Officer did not advise that their BWV was recording until late in their interaction	The service provided was acceptable - no action
2022	Officer did not turn on BWV - complainant alleges injuries to wrist after being placed in handcuffs	Learning from reflection
2022	Officer covered over other officer's BWV and made a comment in front of complainant	No action

 

Q2)

Month/Year	Description	Outcome	Investigated By
Jul-23	Officer viewed BWV for a non-policing purpose (Allegation 1,2)	Ongoing	PSD
May-22	Officer disclosed to 3rd party BWV related to police incidents (Allegation 1)	Learning from reflection	PSD

 

Q3)

I can confirm that there have been no gross misconduct investigations for misuse of BWV.

Please note that police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide information and statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force’s response to your questions should not be used for the comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.

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Information Governance Unit Humberside Police

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