PC A outcome summary

Misconduct hearing outcome 

Officer concerned: PC A

Dates of hearing: 7 to 9 October 2024

Summary

This hearing was held in private

At all material times PC A was a serving Metropolitan Police Officer working as a SOIT (sexual offences investigation trained) on the Public Protection Unit at Holborn. One of his colleagues in that unit was PC D.

On various occasions between November 2021 and 22nd June 2022 PC A behaved in a manner towards the above mentioned officer amounting to continuous harassment of her and breaching the standard for Discreditable Conduct as particularised below.

PC A’s conduct was alleged to constitute a serious departure from the following standards within the schedule to the Police Conduct Regulations and was therefore alleged to amount to gross misconduct namely:

Discreditable Conduct to the extent that the behaviour was unprofessional, disrespectful and showed a complete disregard of PC D’s wishes, sensibilities and well being.

Decision

The matter was found proven at the level of Misconduct. PC A received a Written Warning in place for 18 months.