Cambridgeshire police officer faces sack amid claims he said ‘all black people from London are lying b*******’
The officer was on duty with Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Roads Policing Team when he made the comments at Brampton Hut Services
A POLICE officer who allegedly said black people from London are liars now faces the sack.
PC Rodger White, of Cambridgeshire police, is said to have made the remarks after stopping an uninsured car on the A14.
He is now due to appear in front of a disciplinary panel after he allegedly said: "At the end of the day if they are black and from London I will fingerprint them, as you know what they are like, all lying b*******."
The officer was on duty with Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Roads Policing Team when he made the comments at Brampton Hut Services on November 15, the .
A police document released ahead of the hearing said: “It is alleged that on 15 November 2015, whilst on duty with the Road Policing Team, you were taking a refreshment break at the Brampton Hut Services with your colleagues and, whilst discussing the stop of an uninsured driver that you had conducted earlier on the shift, made a comment to the effect that: ‘At the end of the day if they are black and from London I will fingerprint them, as you know what they are like, all lying b*******.’
“It is alleged that this matter amounts to Gross Misconduct, namely a breach of the standards of Professional Behaviour that, if proved, is so serious that your dismissal would be justified and that the officer has breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour and in particular the standings relating to Equality and Diversity.”
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The disciplinary hearing will be held in public, as have all hearings since May 1.
Then Home Secretary Theresa May brought in new regulations to ensure police disciplinary hearings are held in public and led by legally qualified chairs.
This was part of a process of making misconduct hearings more open, while providing protection for whistleblowers.
Mrs May said at the time this was to ensure the public has more confidence that the complaints system is far and effective, and "that the disciplinary system effectively holds corrupt officers, or those guilty of misconduct, to account for their actions."
PC White's hearing is due to start on October 31 at the Wyboston Lakes conference Centre, Wyboston.
It is scheduled for three days.
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