R (On the Application of Chief Constable of West Midlands) v Police Misconduct Panel [2022]

This case related to the statements made by an officer during an internal interview process.  The officer in question supervised a team of four and applied for another supervisory role. There was an internal interview for that role.   During that interview she was asked how she had dealt with a decision which affected a group of people.  The response was that she had members of her team that were making discriminatory remarks to another officer on the basis they were transgender.   She outlined how she had managed this situation.

The officer was unsuccessful in the supervisory role.   As part of that answer the panellists became concerned that the