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Misfeasance in public office is a cause of action in the civil courts of England and Wales and certain Commonwealth countries. It is an action against the holder of a public office , alleging in essence that the office-holder has misused or abused their power. [ 1 ]
In December 2020, the Law Commission issued a report recommending the common law offence of misconduct in public office be abolished, and replaced with two new statutory offences; one of 'corruption in public office' and another of 'breach of duty in public office'. [13] As of 2024, the government has not issued a response to the report. [14]
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is a non-departmental public body in England and Wales, responsible for overseeing the system for handling complaints made against police forces in England and Wales. [1] It replaced the Independent Police Complaints Commission in 2018.
Police misconduct is inappropriate conduct and illegal actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties. Types of misconduct include among others: sexual offences, coerced false confession, intimidation, false arrest, false imprisonment, falsification of evidence, spoliation of evidence, police perjury, witness tampering, police brutality, police corruption, racial ...
Misconduct in public office; Refusal to execute public office; Offences of selling public offices under the Sale of Offices Act 1551 and Sale of Offices Act 1809; Purchasing the office of clerk of the peace or under-sheriff, contrary to section 27 of the Sheriffs Act 1887; Cheating the public revenue; Offences under the Customs and Excise ...
A former British police officer appeared in a London court on Wednesday charged with 17 sexual offences including two counts of rape, which were allegedly committed against a woman he met while on ...
Abuse of power or abuse of authority, in the form of "malfeasance in office" or "official abuse of power", is the commission of an unlawful act, done in an official capacity, which affects the performance of official duties. Malfeasance in office is often a just cause for removal of an elected official by statute or recall election.
A police officer who was “infatuated” with her convicted criminal boyfriend has been jailed for sharing sensitive information with him. Lorna Pennycook, 38, illegally accessed information on ...