Pc resigns over racist comments

A Surrey police constable has been forced to resign after making racist and sexist remarks to the family of a missing person.

The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) said he had been sent to a woman's home in Godalming in January 2003.

But while there, he made a racist remark about her missing son, a sexist remark about her daughter and was rude about the family.

The officer resigned after pleading guilty at a misconduct hearing.


Right to appeal

The incident was investigated by Surrey Police professional standards department, which found the complaints to be substantiated.

The officer was given a formal written warning in December, before appearing before a Surrey Police hearing on 18 March.

In a statement, PCA deputy chairman Ian Bynoe said it had made clear in annual reports its dismay that officers, on and off duty, "continued to use offensive language and stereotypes".

"We have also, for many years, drawn the police service's attention to the way in which a minority of male officers fail to treat women - both inside and outside the police service - with due respect."

The officer has the right to appeal against the requirement to resign.

SOURCE: BBC