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Met detective sacked for racism has been reinstated and sent on leadership course

Police discipline panel dismissed Neil Buckmaster in 2021 over ‘offensive and utterly unacceptable’ behaviour

A Metropolitan police detective initially sacked for racism has been reinstated and sent on a leadership course, the Guardian has learned.

DS Neil Buckmaster was dismissed in 2021 after a discipline panel found him guilty of gross misconduct. The panel heard he had used racist terms, which he gave to avatars while playing an online football game.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Police discipline panel dismissed Neil Buckmaster in 2021 over ‘offensive and utterly unacceptable’ behaviourA Metropolitan police detective initially sacked for racism has been reinstated and sent on a leadership course, the Guardian has learned.DS Neil Buckmaster was dismissed in 2021 after a discipline panel found him guilty of gross misconduct. The panel heard he had used racist terms, which he gave to avatars while playing an online football game. Continue reading…