A Met Special Constable who was convicted of sending a communication/article of an indecent/offensive nature has been dismissed without notice.
Special Constable Matthew Collins, who was attached to the Central West Command Unit, appeared at a Special Case Hearing on Friday, 18 August to answer allegations that his conduct amounted to a breach of the Standards of Professional Behaviour in respect of discreditable conduct.
On 1 June, SC Collins was ordered to pay a fine of £1100, compensation of £500, victim surcharge of £110 and prosecution costs of £1000 after he was convicted of sending a woman an indecent image of herself in October 2018.
The misconduct panel found the allegations proven as gross misconduct and he was dismissed without notice.
Chief Superintendent Louise Puddefoot, who oversees policing in Westminster, Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea, said: “The Commissioner has been clear that we expect every single one of our officers, including our special constables, to uphold the highest of standards.
“To secure both the confidence and trust of the public, we need to protect our integrity by identifying those that fail to maintain our standards and ensuring that they are dismissed from our organisation.”
