A former officer whose racist remarks to a colleague were played out to a meeting would have been dismissed should he have still been serving.
Former PC Thomas Murray, who was attached to the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, was found to have breached the standards of professional behaviour in respect of authority, respect and courtesy and equality and diversity.
On 8 September 2022, PC Murray sent a voice note containing racially discriminatory remarks to a colleague.
At the time he received it, his colleague was attending a positive action seminar on Microsoft Teams. The seminar offered advice and support for under-represented groups thinking of applying for internal promotion.
As his mic was unmuted when he played the message, it was heard over the audio by all of those attending.
A panel, led by an independent chair, found that former PC Murray would have been dismissed should he still have been serving.
Commander Simon Messinger, in charge of PaDP, said: “There is