A Leicestershire Police officer has been sacked after he failed a drugs test and did not report that someone he knew was committing criminal offences.
The detective inspector – whose identity has not been made public – was dismissed on Tuesday after a misconduct hearing at force headquarters, in Enderby.
The hearing was held in private, despite a recent Government ruling that misconduct hearings should, in most cases, be open to the press and public.
The force said it was entitled to hold the hearing as a private session under national police misconduct proceedings regulations, but did not explain why.
owever, it made the outcome public in a brief statement.
It confirmed the officer, who was holding the rank of detective inspector temporarily, had been found guilty of gross misconduct and sacked on the spot.
Leicestershire Police statement said the officer had breached standards by:
failing to report an association with a person convicted of an offence
failing to report information that an associate was committing criminal offences
provided false information on a vetting application
purchased, had possession of, and tested positive for, steroids, a class C drug
Detective Superintendent Martyn Ball, of the force's professional standards department, said: "Every member of the force is expected to act with the utmost professionalism and integrity both on and off duty.
"The police service has to be the home of the highest standards of behavior and decision making.
"The public expects nothing less and their confidence in us depends on our staff acting in a way that is honest, open and beyond reproach.
"This officer's actions were at serious odds with these standards and this has resulted in the Chief Constable's decision to dismiss him with immediate effect.
"I hope this result sends out a clear message to the public, our officers and staff that we take such misconduct very seriously and we will fully and robustly investigate such allegations."
The detective inspector – whose identity has not been made public – was dismissed on Tuesday after a misconduct hearing at force headquarters, in Enderby.
The hearing was held in private, despite a recent Government ruling that misconduct hearings should, in most cases, be open to the press and public.
The force said it was entitled to hold the hearing as a private session under national police misconduct proceedings regulations, but did not explain why.
owever, it made the outcome public in a brief statement.
It confirmed the officer, who was holding the rank of detective inspector temporarily, had been found guilty of gross misconduct and sacked on the spot.
Leicestershire Police statement said the officer had breached standards by:
failing to report an association with a person convicted of an offence
failing to report information that an associate was committing criminal offences
provided false information on a vetting application
purchased, had possession of, and tested positive for, steroids, a class C drug
Detective Superintendent Martyn Ball, of the force's professional standards department, said: "Every member of the force is expected to act with the utmost professionalism and integrity both on and off duty.
"The police service has to be the home of the highest standards of behavior and decision making.
"The public expects nothing less and their confidence in us depends on our staff acting in a way that is honest, open and beyond reproach.
"This officer's actions were at serious odds with these standards and this has resulted in the Chief Constable's decision to dismiss him with immediate effect.
"I hope this result sends out a clear message to the public, our officers and staff that we take such misconduct very seriously and we will fully and robustly investigate such allegations."
