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Times Online - UK
03 October 2007
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UK: Racist officers may be giv
Racist, sexist or homophobic police officers may be allowed to keep their jobs if they mend their ways, according to draft guidelines published yesterday.
Officers should not always be sacked if they are found guilty of discrimination, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said.
Instead, those who are willing to learn from a complaint may be better placed to serve the public, it claimed.
However, police chiefs faced with proven claims of serious prejudice or repeated discrimination may be forced to dismiss an employee.
The recommendations were published today in draft IPCC guidelines on how forces should investigate claims of discriminatory behaviour.
The police watchdog is drawing up procedures to replace those created in 2003 by its predecessor, the Police Complaints Authority.
Officials said that the decision to retain officers who have discriminated against others was part of a move away from a “blame” culture in the police.
The IPCC wanted to make sure that complaints of discrimination, among the most controversial forces face, were thorough, consistent and fair.
An introduction to the guidelines said: “The IPCC is clear that, given all the facts of a case, it may be possible to retain an officer and ensure that the behaviour is not repeated. Indeed, an officer who demonstrates a willingness to learn from a complaint should be better able to serve the public.
“On the other hand, proven allegations where there is significant detriment or evidence of a repeated discriminatory attitude or behaviour requires a more serious misconduct consideration.”
Nick Hardwick, of the IPCC, said: “Few complaints about police misconduct are as controversial, or as complex to investigate, as those alleging discriminatory behaviour.
“The impact of alleged discriminatory behaviour, where it is either real or perceived, and how it is investigated, can have a profound negative effect on public confidence in the complaints system and the police.”
“For police officers who are the subject of an allegation of this kind it is an extremely serious matter.
“Officers, no less than complainants, need to be assured that any investigation is professional, proportionate and fair.
“I hope anyone involved in investigating these sorts of allegations or those with an interest in dealing with or tackling discrimination [will] comment on the draft guidelines.”
The IPCC yesterday began a public consultation on the guidelines.
They can be accessed on its website: www.ipcc.gov.uk.
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