Police officer dismissed over failed breath test

A roadside specimen indicated Dosangh was over the prescribed limit, a misconduct hearing was told

A police officer who failed to give an adequate breath test after she was suspected of drink driving has been dismissed for gross misconduct.

Amrit Dosangh, who was a detective constable with Leicestershire Police, was pulled over by officers shortly before midnight on 20 June on suspicion of drink driving.

A roadside breath test indicated she was over the prescribed limit and she was taken to Keyham Lane police station, but failed to provide an adequate further sample of breath.

Dosangh was then charged with failing to provide a specimen, pleaded guilty at magistrates' court and was banned from driving for a year.

She was also ordered to pay a fine of £584, costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £234 on 7 July.

Leicestershire Police also held a misconduct hearing which concluded the offence amounted to gross misconduct which could undermine public confidence in the police. Dosangh was then dismissed from the force.

In the determination of her misconduct case published on Monday, Chief Constable David Sandall wrote: "I need to send a very clear message that officers cannot commit offences; they cannot drive over the prescribed limit or fail to provide a breath specimen when it is suspected they have been drink driving.

"That is a national issue and the police must hold the standards as high as possible so public confidence can be maintained.

"I cannot endorse any behaviour with anything less than the most serious sanction because it is such an important issue."