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Summary-only: MCA 1980 s.127. Either-way and indictable-only: no general cap. Share the table. #Lawbox
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LAWBOX is an independent UK publisher and evidence desk. We turn official findings, SAR / FOI clocks and complaint routes into a clean brief you can share with #Lawbox.
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Summary-only: MCA 1980 s.127. Either-way and indictable-only: no general cap. Share the table. #Lawbox
#LAWBOXAuthorised searches should record who, when and why. Claims of improper sharing stay unproven without audit logs.
#LAWBOXOpen questions on declaration and conflicts. Membership of a lawful association is not evidence of wrongdoing.
#LAWBOX1,687 officers were referred to misconduct proceedings. 790 were found to have committed gross misconduct. 695 were dismissed (including “would have been dismissed”). Source: Home Office official statistics, 22 Jan 2026.
#LAWBOXA panel found two officers committed gross misconduct after failing to give emergency first aid to a man who collapsed in a police van. PC Mackenzie was dismissed. PC Hunkin would have been dismissed had he not already resigned. Both placed on the Barred List. Source: IOPC.
#LAWBOXFormer West Midlands PC Calum Brand was found guilty of assault by beating and given a community order. A force hearing then found gross misconduct on the back of that conviction. He would have been dismissed; he is on the Barred List. Source: IOPC.
#LAWBOXThe IOPC published “no case to answer” for former Humberside Chief Constable Paul Anderson. An official outcome of no further action is still an outcome. Source: Humberside OPCC / IOPC.
#LAWBOXAfter the misconduct use-of-force test moved from civil to criminal law on 30 June 2026, the IOPC withdrew some live disciplinary cases decided under the old test, including proceedings about the Met officer who shot Chris Kaba. That is a published regulator decision, not a LAWBOX finding of guilt or innocence.
#LAWBOXWest Mercia publishes Regulation 43 hearing reports on its site (example: PC Bennett, final written warning four years, 2025). Read the force PDF. Do not treat a listing site or a rumour as the record.
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Police did wrong or let you down. This is not official 101 or 999.
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Unproven crime claims. Seizure threats. Fake agency titles. Agent identities.