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Officer concerned: SC Brian McAuslan
Dates of hearing: 13 to 17 January 2025
The hearing was held in public:
Special Constable Brian McAuslan s561298, based within the Central East Command Unit, answered allegations that his conduct amounted to a breach of the Standards of Professional Behaviour, in respect of:
It was alleged that following an incident on 14 August 2021 in Shoreditch, London, SC McAuslan made a series of false allegations that whilst on duty he had been assaulted by members of the public.
It was also alleged that on 25 August 2021, SC McAuslan made a false statement alleging that he had been assaulted by members of the public as above, and also falsely alleged within that statement that this had been witnessed by another officer who had failed to take action.
It was alleged that in doing so SC McAuslan had breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour in respect of Honesty & Integrity. It was further alleged that this conduct, if proven, amounted to gross misconduct in that it was so serious as to justify dismissal.
The hearing started on Monday 13 January 2025 at 9.30am and lasted for five days.
The hearing was held in public at the Misconduct Hearing Suite, Empress State Building, Lillie Road, London SW6 1TR.
The finding of the hearing was that the matter was proven at the level of gross misconduct.
The outcome was that the officer was dismissed without notice.