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Former Sussex Police officer banned for using racist language

Former Sussex Police officer banned for using racist language

BBC News25-04-2025

A former Sussex Police officer has been banned after he used racist language towards an officer while they were on holiday.Jack Nicholson, based in Brighton, was the subject of a misconduct which heard he repeatedly made racist and discriminatory remarks to a colleague after a night out drinking in March 2024.The hearing found the 27-year-old's behaviour was a breach of the Standards of Professional Behaviour and he would have been dismissed without notice if he had not resigned in January.Det Supt Andy Wolstenholme said: "The language used in this incidence was appalling, which the former officer accepts."
"We will never allow behaviour that is discriminatory to race, or any other protected characteristic, to go unchallenged."All our staff are aware of the Standards of Professional Behaviour and the force remains committed to holding officers to account where they fall below the high standards the public rightly expect."

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