Public Notification of Misconduct Proceedings involving Chief Constable Rod Hansen
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The gross misconduct hearing in respect of Chief Constable Rod Hansen begins on Thursday 16 July 2026 and the public are invited to attend.
The hearing will be held at the University of Gloucestershire’s Park Campus in Cheltenham, a neutral venue for all parties.
The proceedings are expected to run from the 16 July through to 24 of July (excluding the weekend), however proceedings may conclude earlier or later than these estimated dates.
Each day will begin at 10:00 and end around 16:00.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) concluded that Gloucestershire Constabulary Chief Constable Rod Hansen should face a gross misconduct hearing over allegations he failed to appropriately act on a report of a data breach.
It is alleged that Mr Hansen didn’t sufficiently act on information passed to him in October 2022 regarding a staff member suspected of carrying out an unauthorised search of police systems – and accessing third party personal data – following a road traffic collision. He is also alleged to have given a false/misleading statement during the course of the investigation into the data breach.
The IOPC investigation was finalised on 8 August 2025 and concluded that Mr Hansen has a case to answer for gross misconduct.
The gross misconduct allegations relate to alleged breaches of the following Police Standards of Professional Behaviour: challenging and reporting improper conduct; discreditable conduct; duties and responsibilities; honesty and integrity; and orders and instructions.
If the public wish to attend they must register to do so on the OPCC website here:
Notification of Misconduct Proceedings
The application form to register to attend the hearing will go live on the OPCC website at 9am on Friday 3rd July. It will close once 50 applications have been received or on the 13th July, whichever is sooner.
If you are a member of the press there is reserved seating for you. To attend please email [email protected]
There are a limited number of spaces available to the public to attend, and spaces will be allocated on a first come first served basis, based on those who have completed the application form and passed the security checks.
If you are informed that you can attend, you will have access to each day of the hearing.
If spaces become available due to registered members of the public not attending, we will contact those next on our register to offer them the opportunity to attend.
All police officer misconduct hearings are open to the public.