PC Wilson De Almeida outcome summary
Misconduct hearing outcome
Officer concerned: PC Wilson De Almeida
Date of hearing: 12 to 13 December 2024
Summary
The gross misconduct hearing of PC Wilson De Almeida, based at Central West (AW) Basic Command Unit, concluded on Friday, 13 September 2024.
The hearing took place in person at Empress State Building, West Brompton, London. PC Wilson De Almeida attended alongside his Federation Representative, PC Shaun Robinson.
The allegations were that PC Wilson De Almeida breached the Standards of Professional behaviour relating to:
- Confidentiality in that he took home a bag containing sensitive police documents home in September 2020 and placed it in his wardrobe. He did not return it to the police station. The documents were returned to Hammersmith police station by his ex wife and sister in law on 22 July 2021.
- Discreditable conduct in that he failed to inform any supervising officer about a magistrates’ court summons which he had received dated 31 October 2018.
- Discreditable conduct in that on 2 November 2020 the officer used the IIP (Integrated Intelligence Platform) system to carry out a check on the address of his former marital home, without a legitimate policing purpose.
Decision
The legally qualified chair, Ms Evis Samupfonda, and panel members Detective Superintendent Katherine Goodwin and independent panel member Dr Howard Freeman considered all of the evidence presented.
The panel found that the officer had committed gross misconduct in relation to allegation one and misconduct only in relation to allegation two. Allegation three was found not proven.
PC De Almeida received a final written warning, live for five years.