Ethics and values - Kent Police

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Student NotesNOT PROTECTIVELY MARKEDthat he or she is not fit to perform such duty should say that this is thecase.Police officers when absent from duty, on account of sickness or injury, donot engage in activities that are likely to impair their return to duty. Policeofficers will engage with the force medical officer or other member of theoccupational health team if required and follow any advice given unlessthere are reasonable grounds not to do so.• Discreditable ConductPolice officers behave in a manner which does not discredit thepolice service or undermine public confidence, whether on or offduty.Police officers report any action taken against them for a criminaloffence, conditions imposed by a court or the receipt of any penaltynotice.Discredit can be brought on the police service by an act itself or becausepublic confidence in the police is undermined. In general, it should be theactual underlying conduct of the police officer that is considered under themisconduct procedures, whether the conduct occurred on or off duty.However where a police officer has been convicted of a criminal offence thatalone may lead to misconduct action irrespective of the nature of theconduct itself. In all cases it must be clearly articulated how the conduct orconviction discredits the police service.In the interests of fairness, consistency and reasonableness the test is notsolely about media coverage but has regard to all the circumstances.Police officers are required to report as soon as reasonably practicable totheir force any occasion in the UK or elsewhere where they have beensubject to arrest, a summons for an offence, a penalty notice for disorder,an endorsable fixed penalty notice for a road traffic offence, or a charge orcaution for an offence by any enforcement agency.They must also report as soon as reasonably practicable all convictions andIND01(AS)_EthicsandValues_SNVersion 1.01 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Page 22 of 82© College of Policing Limited 2013
Student NotesNOT PROTECTIVELY MARKEDsentences and conditions imposed by any court, whether criminal or civil(excluding matrimonial proceedings (but including non-molestation ordersor occupation orders)). ‘Conditions imposed by a court’ would include, forexample, orders to deal with anti-social behaviour, a restraining order, or abind-over.A police officer being subject to any of these measures could discredit thepolice service and may result in action being taken for misconduct againsthim or her depending on the circumstances of the particular matter.Police officers do not purchase or consume alcohol when on duty, unlessspecifically authorised to do so or it becomes necessary for the properdischarge of a particular police duty.Police officers on duty whether in uniform or in plain-clothes, display apositive image of the police service in the standard of their appearancewhich is appropriate to their operational role.Police officers attend punctually when rostered for duty or othercommitment (e.g. attendance at court).• Off-duty conductPolice officers have some restrictions on their private life. These restrictionsare laid down in the Police Regulations 2003 (as described in paragraph1.44). These restrictions have to be balanced against the right to a privatelife. Therefore, in considering whether a police officer has acted in a waywhich falls below these standards while off-duty, due regard should begiven to that balance and any action should be proportionate taking intoaccount all of the circumstances.Even when off duty, police officers do not behave in a manner thatdiscredits the police service or undermines public confidence.In determining whether a police officer’s off-duty conduct discredits thepolice service, the test is not whether the police officer discredits herself orhimself but the police service as a whole.IND01(AS)_EthicsandValues_SNVersion 1.01 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Page 23 of 82© College of Policing Limited 2013
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