Report Summary
Issued 2 September 2025, this FOI response provides information held in relation to misconduct hearings chaired by named officer resulting in Police Appeals Tribunals. Some of the information is not held by the Scottish Police Authority. Advice is provided that information may be held by Police Scotland.
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Request
Your request for information dated 21 August 2025 is copied below.
How many Police Scotland disciplinary/misconduct hearings were chaired by Catriona Paton prior to her appointment as ACC in June 2024?
On how many occasions did Catriona Paton dismiss an officer on grounds of gross misconduct?
How many of these dismissals thereafter resulted in a Police Appeals Tribunal being heard?
How many of these PATs resulted in the panel overturning the original decision by Catriona Paton during the original disciplinary/misconduct hearing?