A police chief has been sacked for using the term pikeys in a WhatsApp message to a colleague.
Chief Special Officer Tom Haye was taken to a misconduct hearing and sacked for gross misconduct after he used the term which is derogatory for members of the Romany Gypsies and Irish Travellers community.
The senior Hampshire Constabulary officer with 30 years experience - who disputed that it amounted to gross misconduct - had been in a conversation with a colleague who was house-sitting for him and when he said it keeps the pikeys out .
Hampshire Constabulary sacked five officers last month after a whistleblower revealed details of the racist, sexist and homophobic language that was rife at one of its units.
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Tax hike to fund more police officers approved PLANS for a tax hike aimed at funding more police officers and fighting crime in Hampshire have been given the green light. The policing precept of the council tax will increase by £15 per annum, raising an additional £10m for Hampshire Constabulary in 2021/22. This means that the Band D council tax precept for the force will rise from £211.46 to £226.46. The proposals were approved by the Hampshire Police and Crime Panel this morning. County bosses raised concerns over the impact the rise will have on residents. But they also acknowledged the need for more support for the police.
File photo dated 15/09/16 of police officers. Up to 1,000 graduates will train as detectives in a new fast-track scheme designed to help tackle a severe shortage in police investigators. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday March 4, 2019. After c PLANS for a tax hike aimed at funding more police officers and fighting crime in Hampshire have been given the green light. The policing precept of the council tax will increase by £15 per annum, raising an additional £10m for Hampshire Constabulary in 2021/22. This means that the Band D council tax precept for the force will rise from £211.46 to £226.46. The proposals were approved by the Hampshire Police and Crime Panel yesterday.