Lancashire police officer sacked for lying - here's what happened
A police officer has been dismissed after being found guilty of gross misconduct.
Lancashire Constabulary announced that a hearing into the conduct of PC Dave Baker was held earlier this month at Ormskirk Police Station, where alleged breaches of the Standards of Professional Behaviour were discussed.
The alleged breaches were that during a formal job interview for the position of Target Team Officer, PC 3365 Baker lied about his involvement and actions in several scenarios, with the intent to deceive the panel into awarding him points in the question / answer evaluation.
It was alleged that his conduct was a breach of the Standards of Professional Behaviour in the areas of Honesty and Integrity and Discreditable Conduct.
A panel, chaired by Assistant Chief Constable Gareth Lee, found that PC Baker’s conduct breached of the Standards of Professional Behaviour in the area(s) of Honesty and Integrity and Discreditable Conduct and amounted to gross misconduct.
A notice posted this week revealed that PC 3365 Baker was dismissed without notice and his details have been added to the College of Policing Barred list.
Individuals remain on the Barred List indefinitely, unless they either:
- win an appeal against their dismissal
- make a successful review application, where they would have to provide clear evidence as to why they were now suitable to re-join policing.
Reviews cannot be requested for a minimum of:
- three years for gross incompetence dismissals
- five years for gross misconduct dismissals.