South Yorkshire Police officer accused of using prostitute set to face misconduct hearing
He is alleged to have paid a sex worker for services
A serving police constable with South Yorkshire Police is set to face a misconduct hearing this week, over allegations he used the services of a sex worker.
Police Constable Oliver Hawley is alleged to have “used the services of a sex worker in exchange for payment” on two separate dates over a 10-day period in October 2025.
During the same period, PC Hawley is also accused of contating a sex worker to “make arrangements to meet and have sexual relations in exchange for payment” on three dates.
He is is set to go before the remote misconduct hearing on Thursday (September 10, 2026).
A document published by South Yorkshire Police, announcing the hearing, states that the alleged conduct - should it be proven - would amount to a “breach of the Standards of Professional Behaviour in respect of discreditable conduct and authority, respect and courtesy”.
“The matters set out above are breaches of the Standards which are so serious as to justify dismissal and therefore constitute gross misconduct,” the document adds.
Detailing the “purpose” of public misconduct hearings, South Yorkshire Police’s website states it is to “show” their “disciplinary system is open and transparent” and to demonstrate that the force does “hold officers who breach the standards of professional behaviour, or those where misconduct is found proven, accountable for their actions.”
Hearings should be heard by a panel of three people that should be chaired by an independent legally qualified person chosen from a pool held by the local policing body, further guidance states.