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Rank of the officer concerned: Former Police Sergeant 1530 Paul Whitehurst
Date of the hearing: 7th and 8th of October 2025
Hearing type: Misconduct Hearing
The Standards of Behaviour engaged are:
Hearing Outcome: The chair found there to be gross misconduct for all three accounts.
Sanction: Former Police Sergeant Paul Whitehurst would have been dismissed without notice had the former officer remained in service.