Chief constable tells tribunal senior officer was moved for own welfare
Emma Bond, pictured in 2020 when she was still working for the PSNI, claims she wanted to stay in LondonderryA former senior PSNI officer bringing a sex discrimination case against the force was moved from her Londonderry role amid concern for her well-being, an employment tribunal has heard.
At the time, Ms Bond was a chief superintendent and serving as the first woman commander of the Derry City and Strabane policing district.The tribunal had previously heard Ms Bond believed some officers were potentially guilty of gross misconduct or criminal behaviour when they did not report for duty - they believed they were allowed to be on stand-by from home.One resulted in her being served with a notice for potential misconduct, but it was later withdrawn.
Prior to this, the tribunal heard it claimed that Ms Bond, who was awarded an MBE for services to policing, told Mr Byrne that she wanted to stay in Londonderry "despite the challenges".
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