Includes failures in internal disciplinary proceedings that delay or prevent timely progression to hearing and conclusion, including investigation of allegations, witness interviews, case management, scheduling, resource or responsibility arrangements and proactive escalation of long-outstanding cases.
What is not included
Excludes clinical care, patient-safety incident investigations and external regulatory investigations unless the assertion specifically concerns an internal disciplinary proceeding.
Excludes generic employee-support, wellbeing or occupational-health deficiencies where the disciplinary process itself is not deficient.
Excludes substantive disagreement with a disciplinary outcome where the proceeding was timely and reliably managed.
Excludes ordinary employment administration unrelated to progressing or concluding an internal disciplinary proceeding.
Trends
Reports over time
Reports mentioning this concern, over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
Most frequent recipients
Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Independent Office for Police Conduct1
North London NHS Foundation Trust1
West Yorkshire Police1
NHS trust1
Police force1
Police oversight body1
Reports and published responses 2 reports
See individual reports that have raised this concern, and the actions taken in response
West Yorkshire Eastern
Concerns raised1
Delays in concluding internal disciplinary proceedings
Linked response
West Yorkshire Police
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.3
West Yorkshire Police
Review gross-misconduct investigations quarterly to assess whether they have sufficient resources.
West Yorkshire Police
Review gross-misconduct investigations annually to ensure they are conducted promptly and have sufficient resources.
West Yorkshire Police
Meet quarterly with IOPC senior leaders to review investigation resources and welfare provisions.
Inner North London
Concerns raised1
Delays in interviewing witnesses to progress disciplinary hearings
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
North London NHS Foundation Trust
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.5
North London NHS Foundation Trust
Roll out Vital Conversations training for line managers as a professional requirement, initially prioritising nursing managers.
North London NHS Foundation Trust
Review the disciplinary policy to clarify which matters warrant full investigation and complete the refreshed policy.
North London NHS Foundation Trust
Require a specially trained lay staff member to review disciplinary cases and provide assurance or challenge whether a formal hearing is required.
North London NHS Foundation Trust
Strengthen formal disciplinary investigations by emphasising managers’ responsibility to minimise delays and monitoring occupational health and Employee Assist referrals.
North London NHS Foundation Trust
Add the risks of unnecessary and lengthy disciplinary processes to the HR and OD department risk register and monitor progress.
Actions and positions describe what organisations say in published responses. Implementation is not independently verified.
Actions and positions describe what organisations say in published responses. Implementation is not independently verified.