A Bristol police officer has been dismissed after a misconduct hearing found him to have breached professional standards in making sexual remarks towards colleagues. PC Sanjaye Drummond, a response officer based at Patchway police station, was found guilty of misconduct and gross misconduct at a four-day hearing held in Portishead.
The hearing, which began on Monday, December 12, related to allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards colleagues while off-duty at a social event in December 2021.
Mr Drummond was found to have breached professional standards in making sexual inappropriate comments towards collegues, amounting to misconduct. He was also found to have breached standards by inappropriately touching a female colleague over her clothing - this amounted to gross misconduct.
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The female colleagues’ allegations were recorded and dealt with through the misconduct process, in accordance with their wishes. Mr Drummond was dismissed with no notice following the hearing, and has been placed on the College of Policing’s Barred list to prevent him working in policing or other law enforcement agencies in the future..
Chief Inspector Sharon Baker, of our Professional Standards Department, said: “The outcome of this hearing reinforces our commitment to rooting out inappropriate behaviour which has no place in policing. We’d like to thank the officers for having the confidence to come forward and report this inappropriate behaviour to us, so action could be taken.
“All police officers and staff must understand the standards we expect them to uphold and be prepared to challenge those colleagues who fall below them.”
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