Statement following the dismissals of three Met Police officers following investigation of officers based at Charing Cross police station

Following accelerated misconduct hearings arranged by the Met Police, PC Martin Borg, PC Philip Neilson and and PS Joe McIlvenny have today (23 October) been dismissed without notice for gross misconduct for breaching the police standards of professional behaviour and will be placed on policing's barred list. 

Six other Met officers are due to face accelerated misconduct hearings over the coming days. 

IOPC Director Amanda Rowe said: “The behaviour of these three officers and the discriminatory comments made – including misogynistic, Islamophobic and racist remarks - were inexcusable.

“As so many of us saw following the BBC broadcast, the evidence against PS Joe McIlvenny, PC Martin Borg and PC Philip Neilson was incontrovertible. This enabled us to decide that it was appropriate for an accelerated gross misconduct hearing to take place and to take swift action to ensure the Met had the evidence it needed to hold those hearings without delay.

“The behaviour of these officers, and its exposure, has damaged the public’s trust in the Met. Not only have they let down the public, but also the good officers who show up every day to serve Londoners. It is right that they have been quickly held to account, dismissed and barred from policing. 

“While we note that several other Met officers await misconduct hearings following our investigation, today’s outcomes demonstrate that discriminatory behaviour will be investigated and dealt with swiftly and robustly.”