Supreme Court rules on correct test in disciplinary case involving fatal shooting

R (Officer W80) v Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct [2023] UKSC 24 on appeal from [2020] EWCA Civ 1301

In a recent case concerning the fatal use of force by a police officer, the Supreme Court has given guidance on the test to be applied in Police disciplinary proceedings. The main point to emerge from the decision is that the appropriate test has now been clarified.