Gross misconduct hearing outcome - Former SC Adam Jeskins
In accordance with the Police Conduct Regulations we are required to publish the following information –
A gross misconduct disciplinary hearing was held by Northamptonshire Police virtually last month on Wednesday, October 7 and Thursday, October 8, 2026
Former Special Constable S3995 Adam Jeskins was the subject of the hearing.
It was alleged that the former officer concerned:
While on duty and driving a marked police vehicle, on October 5, 2024, drove:
- In excess of the speed limit for the road that he was travelling on, without a proper policing purpose reaching a speed of 106mph.
- At speed past road works, in a section of the motorway where the speed limit had been reduced to protect workers.
- Using the vehicle’s lights and siren without a proper policing purpose.
On October 9, 2024, Warwickshire Police issued a Notice of Intended Prosecution in respect of an alleged offence of speeding at 10:00 on October 5, 2024 and the former officer completed that notice on the October 17, 2024. He applied for an exemption, afforded to police officers under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, declaring that he had been “travelling back on the M6 motorway at 80mph as an enforcement speed in a fully marked Police Traffic Car.” That was untrue. The former officer knew it to be untrue and he relied upon it to avoid action being taken against him for a criminal offence.
The former officer’s conduct represented Gross Misconduct in that it involved breaches of the criminal law and a dishonest attempt to rely on his position as a constable to avoid responsibility. That conduct risks undermining public trust and confidence in Northamptonshire Police.
It was alleged that the officer concerned breached the standards of professional behaviour relating to:
- Orders and Instructions
- Discreditable conduct
- Duties and Responsibilities
- Honesty and Integrity
The former Special constable resigned from Northamptonshire Police prior to the hearing being held, and did not attend the hearing.
The panel considered the available evidence and found the matter proved as Gross Misconduct.
The panel determined that, had Former Special Constable S3995 Adam Jeskins still been a serving Special Constable, he would have been dismissed without notice.
The panel noted “that the conduct was deliberate, but there is no evidence that it was planned. With regard to the speeding which reached in excess of 100mph on five separate occasions in the journey, coupled with inappropriate use of sirens and blue-lights, the Panel finds that this was intentional and deliberate.
"FSC Jeskins was a member of a road safety team and yet he chose to drive at excess speed through road works, in a section of the motorway where the speed limit had been reduced to 50mph to protect workers. He would have been aware of the potentially devastating consequences of driving at those speeds were anything to have gone wrong.”
Further more “The Panel finds that there is reputational harm to the police which risks undermining public confidence in policing… the Panel has found that this is a very serious case of Gross Misconduct and disciplinary action should be imposed. The Panel therefore concludes that FSC Jeskins would have been dismissed if he had not ceased to be a Special Constable.”