Sussex Police officer keeps job after being found guilty of faking shifts
The 37-year-old has been handed a final written warning
A Sussex Police officer who falsely claimed to have worked shifts he had not has been given a final written warning for two years.
PC Daniel Hunnisett was found to have either knowingly or carelessly committed eight infractions in 2021 and 2022.
The 37-year-old, who is based in East Sussex, appeared before a three-day misconduct hearing at Sussex Police's headquarters in Lewes between Monday and Wednesday (December 9-11).
The panel found gross misconduct to be proven and the officer's behaviour were a breach of the Standards of Professional Behaviour in respect of honesty and integrity, duties and responsibilities and discreditable conduct.
Detective Superintendent Andy Wolstenholme, deputy head of Sussex Police's Professional Standards department, said:
"All of our staff are aware of the standards of professional behaviour and the force remains committed to holding officers to account where they fall below the high standards the public rightly expect.”