News: Professional Standards
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Officer barred from policing after gross misconduct found
PC Charlotte Harper engaged in several inappropriate conversations on a WhatsApp group and has now been barred from policing.
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Former staff member sentenced for police computer misuse offences
Laura Dean, 33, has been sentenced to a suspended prison sentence and 140 hours of unpaid work.
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Officer dismissed and barred following misconduct hearing
PC Matthew Farmer was dismissed and has been added to a barred list preventing him from working in policing again.
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Former officer barred from policing
A misconduct panel found gross misconduct proven, and the PC would have been dismissed had she not already resigned.
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Former member of police staff pleads guilty to computer misuse offences
A former member of staff will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to 11 offences.
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Former officer sentenced for harassment and wasting police time
Former officer Jack Wood, 32, was sentenced at Bristol Magistrates' Court on Wednesday 22 July.
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PC dismissed without notice after gross misconduct proven
PC A was dismissed without noticed and barred from policing after gross misconduct was proven.
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Officer dismissed after discriminatory messages found on phone
Gross misconduct was found against PC Luke Hurst, who is based in Bridgwater, for sending racist, misogynistic and ableist messages.
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Former officer pleads guilty to harassment and wasting police time
Jack Wood, 32, resigned from Avon and Somerset Police in January 2026.
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Former officer jailed for indecent images offences
Former officer PC Michael Elmer was jailed for 13 months at Exeter Crown Court.