PC Gerard Kennedy is also subject to an indefinite restraining order.
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Metropolitan Police Officer PC Gerard Kennedy has been dismissed for Gross Misconduct from the Met, following a tribunal.
This follows his conviction for stalking last year, after Northamptonshire Police raided his home and found evidence. These included photographs he had taken of a female victim without her knowledge.
Assistant Commissioner Barbara Gray wrote in her ruling that it was ‘completely unacceptable’ for police officers to break the law. “PC Gerard Kennedy was responsible for his conduct. He followed a female known to him and took photographs without her knowledge. His conduct was intentional, targeted, deliberate and planned, and culminated in a conviction for stalking”.
PC Kennedy was convicted at Northampton Crown Court and sentenced to a six year and six month prison sentence in September last year.
The Metropolitan Police have also faced criticisms this year for their handling of pro-Palestinian protests. CREDIT: AP
Today’s ruling for gross misconduct comes amidst an 82% rise in complaints and allegations made against the Met police from March 2022-March 2023, according to new data released today from the Home Office.
There has been a rise of more than five thousand cases year on year between 2022 and 2023. Met police cases make up 24% of police misconduct cases across England and Wales, with more than forty-eight thousand on record in 2023.
19% of police officers were referred to an accelerated misconduct hearing, and of those, 99% of officers were convicted of gross misconduct charges, as in the case of PC Kennedy this week.
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Metropolitan Police Officer PC Gerard Kennedy has been dismissed for Gross Misconduct from the Met, following a tribunal.
This follows his conviction for stalking last year, after Northamptonshire Police raided his home and found evidence. These included photographs he had taken of a female victim without her knowledge.
Assistant Commissioner Barbara Gray wrote in her ruling that it was ‘completely unacceptable’ for police officers to break the law. “PC Gerard Kennedy was responsible for his conduct. He followed a female known to him and took photographs without her knowledge. His conduct was intentional, targeted, deliberate and planned, and culminated in a conviction for stalking”.
PC Kennedy was convicted at Northampton Crown Court and sentenced to a six year and six month prison sentence in September last year.
The Metropolitan Police have also faced criticisms this year for their handling of pro-Palestinian protests. CREDIT: AP
Today’s ruling for gross misconduct comes amidst an 82% rise in complaints and allegations made against the Met police from March 2022-March 2023, according to new data released today from the Home Office.
There has been a rise of more than five thousand cases year on year between 2022 and 2023. Met police cases make up 24% of police misconduct cases across England and Wales, with more than forty-eight thousand on record in 2023.
19% of police officers were referred to an accelerated misconduct hearing, and of those, 99% of officers were convicted of gross misconduct charges, as in the case of PC Kennedy this week.
After an investigation by the Met Police, six people have been charged with links to the PKK and will appear in Westminster Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
