Greater Manchester Police officer sacked for offensive remarks

The police officer used racially aggravated language in two private meetings

A serving police officer has been sacked for making "highly offensive and derogatory" remarks to colleagues in two separate incidents.

PC Radoslaw Mikulski, of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), was dismissed following a misconduct hearing.

He used "racially aggravated" language in private meetings in September and October 2022.

PC Mikulski admitted his behaviour amounted to gross misconduct and apologised

GMP said on the first occasion he was referring to an incident and he was advised that this type of language was inappropriate.

In the second incident, racially aggravated language was used about a member of the public, the force said.

'Derogatory term'

PC Mikulski, who worked in the Trafford district, had been on restricted duties since October 2022.

His actions were reported to GMP's professional standards directorate which carried out an internal investigation leading to disciplinary proceedings.

PC Mikulski admitted his behaviour amounted to gross misconduct but said his comments in the first case referred to an incident rather than a person.

Chief Constable Stephen Watson, who presided over the hearing, agreed the behaviour amounted to gross misconduct and breached the standards of equality and diversity, as well as authority, respect and courtesy.

In dismissing the officer, he accepted PC Mikulski's use of the derogatory term had not been malicious.

Chief Constable Watson said: "This type of language is highly offensive and falls below what the public rightly expects.

"Racially aggravated language always constitutes an aggravating factor, and there is a risk of the trust of minority communities [in the police] being harmed."

Det Ch Supt Mike Allen, of GMP's professional standards directorate, said: "The language used by the officer was unacceptable in any walk of life, clearly not compatible with being a police officer and this is why he finds himself dismissed from GMP."

The chief constable ordered PC Mikulski's name be added to the College of Policing barred list.