The findings of the panel regarding the stop and search incident involving athletes Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos have been made public. The panel, led by an independent and legally qualified chair, found that PC Jonathan Clapham and PC Sam Franks were not credible witnesses and were dismissed without notice for breaching the Standards of Professional Behaviour for honesty and integrity. The officers had claimed to smell cannabis on Mr Dos Santos, a claim that was not believed by the panel.
However, the panel did not find any indication that Mr Dos Santos and Ms Williams were treated differently because of their race by any of the officers involved, including the dismissed officers. Additionally, no breaches of professional standards were proven against three other officers – PC Allan Casey, Acting Sergeant Rachel Simpson, and PC Michael Bond.
