A police officer in one of Britain's largest police forces made offensive, racist and homophobic comments about Pakistanis while on duty, a tribunal has ruled.
The disciplinary hearing ruled Thames Valley Police officer PC Perry Greenhalf, who was based in Newbury and resigned on Tuesday, committed gross misconduct.
He told a colleague, 'Pakistan is a dirty, smelly country' and made homophobic comments about a child.
The panel met at Thames Valley Police headquarters in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, and ruled his misconduct was serious enough to justify dismissal.
But there was no need, because he has quit the police anyway.
Greenhalf, who did not attend the hearing, denied gross misconduct but admitted using some of the language.
He was reported by colleagues after he allegedly made the comments in their company while on duty.
The disciplinary panel took place at Thames Valley Police headquarters in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, and ruled PC Perry Greenhalf's misconduct was serious enough to justify dismissal (file photo)
He said 'Pakistan is a dirty, smelly country' when he attended a residential address over an alleged breach of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions in October 2020.
The disciplinary panel ruled he did say the comments and they were 'offensive and racist in that they displayed a prejudice towards a particular group'.
But they found it was not proven that he commented 'the house will smell of curry anyway'.
They ruled he did make a homophobic remark about another colleague's sexuality when discussing a party they were planning.
And last summer colleagues said he also made remarks about a vulnerable sexually exploited child, including a 'disgusting' remark made in a town centre in earshot of the public.
These homophobic remarks were found proven and described as 'extremely offensive'.
Thames Valley is one of the biggest forces in Britain, covering Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
Panel chair Chiew Yin Jones said 'On the basis of our findings we were satisfied that the former officer by making these offensive, racist and homophobic comments clearly breached the relevant standards of professional behaviour.
'His conduct would undoubtedly have had adverse impact on public confidence.'
Barrister George Thomas, prosecuting, told the tribunal the officer had made offensive remarks before entering an Asian family's home, stating that
Pakistan was a 'smelly and dirty' place and that the family's home would be, likewise.
His colleague, PC Michael Rice, told the hearing 'I reminded Perry about wearing a mask because we want to be setting an example and following the rules.
