A former police officer would have been dismissed had he still been serving after a misconduct hearing found that he breached regulations during a debrief with a teenager who had been reported missing.
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After a two-day hearing, which concluded on Thursday, 9 May, the panel found that former PC Andrew Gatt, who was attached to the West Area Command Unit, had breached the standards of professional behaviour in regard to the use of force and discreditable conduct.