A misconduct hearing heard PC Christopher Ryan Hudson had been arrested twice in 2006 for setting a gazebo on fire and kicking a door.
He omitted details of arrests when applying for jobs at West and North Yorkshire Police in 2016 and 2017.
Well, did no-one check..?
Chief Constable Lisa Winward, who chaired the hearing, found Mr Hudson's dishonesty amounted to gross misconduct and said there was evidence that suggested his omissions had been deliberate.
Ooh, she must be a detective with skills like those!
In her conclusion, she said: "[Mr Hudson] has leadership responsibilities as a tutor constable and this case does not relate to a minor isolated omission of a single strand of information on the officer's vetting forms but a number of acts of dishonesty that have been continued throughout the investigation."
Not to mention the number of acts of stupidity that occurred in the HR department...
Mr Hudson, who did not attend the hearing or offer any mitigation, was dismissed without notice and placed on the barred list.
Will anyone check that, though?
H/T: Nick Farmer via Twitter
One of the farce's prospective vetting questions is "Are you a responsible person?" to which local shoplifters, arsonists, kiddy fiddlers and drug dealers always truthfully reply in the affirmative.
ReplyDelete"a minor isolated omission" Try that one if you forget to get an mot done, or pause in a box junction, or go 54 in a 50 and see how far it gets you.
ReplyDeleteI long ago learnt that the aphorism "it isn't what you know, or even who, but what you know about who you know" basically defines who is allowed access, and to 'succeed' in Britain.
ReplyDeleteI just wonder, who he was related to, friends, or went to school with, and and what he 'knew' about someone in HR, or management to ever be allowed to join the force and ... whether 'they' are ever going to face censure? I wont hold my breath, since it's guaranteed 'all' of them are doing something similar (and if you sacked everyone who did, there wouldn't 'be' a force, or most of government for that matter - if only!).
Anonymous at 2057 . If you want to know how he got in then just click on his picture
ReplyDeleteJaded
"...to which local shoplifters, arsonists, kiddy fiddlers and drug dealers always truthfully reply in the affirmative."
ReplyDeleteHeh!
"Try that one if you forget to get an mot done, or pause in a box junction, or go 54 in a 50 and see how far it gets you."
Oh, quite!
"I just wonder, who he was related to, friends, or went to school with..."
No need! Take Jaded's advice. 😏