PC dismissed with immediate effect for racially discriminatory behaviour

A Met officer has been dismissed without notice for racial abuse and assaulting a fellow officer.

PC Shaun Davies, based on the Central North Command Unit, appeared before a misconduct hearing which concluded on Thursday, 13 February.

The panel considered all of the evidence and established that PC Shaun Davies had made racially offensive and discriminatory comments to an officer. He also pulled her hair without consent. In a separate incident, Davies was found to have made a racially prejudiced gesture towards another officer.

The events took place in December 2009 and June 2010 respectively.

Chief Superintendent Andrew Carter, responsible for policing for the Central North Command Unit, said: “The behaviour displayed by PC Shaun Davies is wholly unacceptable. We are committed to ensuring that actions do have consequences and anyone who displays such views is not fit to serve in our organisation. It’s right that he has been dismissed with immediate effect.”

PC Davies was found to have breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour for equality and diversity.

He will be placed on the barred list held by the College of Policing. Those appearing on the list cannot be employed by police, local policing bodies (PCCs), the Independent Office for Police Conduct or His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services.