Complaint references: CR47

Complainant raised concerns around a racially offensive comment made by the RSLI in a mutual employment setting.

Investigation conducted into potential breach of Section 1.1 and 6.1 of NRCPD's Code of Conduct.

Case Examiners decided based on the evidence provided, that there was not a realistic prospect of finding an impairment of fitness to practice, and that it was not in the public interest to refer the case to a Complaints Committee.

The Case Examiners as part of their recommendation concluded that they would have expected a formal complaint to have been made and investigated by the organisation the Complainant and RSLI worked for, and in the absence of any independent witnesses to the comment, there was insufficient evidence to support the allegations. Witness statements and character references had been sought and provided, but this evidence was hearsay, rather that direct witness evidence in relation to the allegations.