A FORMER police sergeant has been sacked for gross misconduct.

Following a two-day gross misconduct panel hearing, Tim Perrin was found to have been culpable for gross misconduct and dismissed with immediate effect.

Mr Perrin was found to have breached standards of professional behaviour in terms of honesty and integrity and discreditable conduct.

This related to his reply to a notice of intended prosecution following a speeding offence in his private vehicle.

The panel did not accept the account provided by the officer to be true and found the actions of this officer were deliberately misleading for personal gain representing a lack of integrity and undermining public confidence in the police service.

A full report from the gross misconduct panel chair will be submitted to the force in due course, provided to Mr Perrin and published on the force website.