THE deputy chief constable of Dorset Police has blasted former members of the force after they were sacked for sharing offensive messages on a WhatsApp group.
Pc Mark Jordan-Gill was sacked at a tribunal held on Tuesday which found he and four other officers had shared “images of a racist, misogynistic, homophobic and offensive nature”.
Former Pc Paul Perdrisat was also told he would have been dismissed from his job had he not resigned earlier.
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Following the hearing, deputy chief constable Sam de Reya, Dorset Police’s lead for professional standards, said she was “dissapointed and appalled” at the actions of Perdisat.
She added: “The public quite rightly expect the highest standards of behaviour from serving police officers and staff as this is a core component of maintaining the trust of our communities.
“Dorset Police is here to serve and protect our communities and it is the expectation that our people should reflect the very best of society.
"PC Jordan-Gill and former officer Paul Perdrisat failed to adhere to these high standards and they have let us all down. It is absolutely right they are no longer able to work in policing.”
She said such behaviour “will simply not be tolerated” within the force and that any reports of the nature would be “swiftly and robustly” investigated.
“Dorset Police is an organisation that respects equality, diversity and inclusion and expects this to be a critical value of all its staff,” she added.
“There is no place for any kind of hate behaviour within our force and any member of staff failing to uphold the highest standards of behaviour, on or off duty, will be subject to investigation and, if appropriate, will no longer be a part of the force.
“I would like to remind our communities that this behaviour is not indicative of the overwhelming majority of our staff and teams out delivering quality policing every day to protect the public and make Dorset a safe county for everyone.
“We are committed to investigating any unethical or unacceptable behaviour relating to a member of our organisation and I would encourage you to report them to the Force so they can be thoroughly investigated.”
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