A Met officer has been dismissed for making a discriminatory comment while on-duty.

A disciplinary hearing, which concluded on Thursday, 19 February, found that PC Brendan Jones, of the West Area Basic Command Unit, made a discriminatory remark while in the presence of another officer.

A second allegation – that he made a racist comment to his police trainer – was found not proven.

Chief Superintendent Sean Lynch, who oversees policing in west London, said:

“The behaviour of PC Jones fell well below that expected of a serving officer.

“There is no place for discriminatory views in the Met or in policing.

“We are committed to rooting out officers who do not meet our values or the standards Londoners rightly expect.”

PC Jones was found to have breached police standards of professional behaviour relating to discreditable conduct and equality and diversity. It amounted to gross misconduct and was so serious as to justify his immediate dismissal.

He will be placed on the barred list held by the College of Policing. Those appearing on the list cannot be employed by police, local policing bodies, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, or His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services.