Discriminatory and offensive WhatsApp messages - West Yorkshire Police

We received a referral from the force in November 2021, after a number of officers raised concerns about the behaviour of a group of officers based in Pudsey, Leeds. We investigated a number of discriminatory, offensive and bullying messages shared on WhatsApp. Following a misconduct hearing, a police disciplinary panel in December 2024 imposed a sanction of dismissal on five serving and three former officers.