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Updated · Fox News · Jun 21

Ex-Officer Luke Salmons Wins Settlement After 8-Month Probe Over DEI Training Questions

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Jun 21

Ex-Officer Luke Salmons Wins Settlement After 8-Month Probe Over DEI Training Questions

Q: Why was a police officer cleared of misconduct but not offered his job back?

He was cleared of gross misconduct on appeal, but he was not offered his job back because he had already resigned before that appeal succeeded, and the later legal settlement did not include reinstatement. In Luke Salmons’ case, the key timing mattered. He was suspended and investigated for about eight months, then resigned in May 2025, saying the strain on his family had become unbearable. Only after that did Chief Constable Tim Forber overturn the gross misconduct finding, ruling that Salmons’ conduct did not amount to gross misconduct or a breach serious enough to justify being barred from policing. That appeal removed him from the policing barred list, but it did not automatically restore his employment. By then he was no longer serving with North Yorkshire Police. The chief constable’s own wording reportedly made that clear: had Salmons still been employed, the matter could have been handled through reflective practice rather than dismissal-level discipline. Salmons then pursued discrimination claims and reached a confidential settlement with the force. Settlements of that kind often resolve compensation and legal claims without requiring an employer to rehire the claimant. North Yorkshire Police also did not issue an apology. So the short answer is that he won on the misconduct issue, but too late to reverse his resignation, and the final settlement appears to have ended the dispute without any agreement to reinstate him.

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Luke Salmons reached a confidential settlement with North Yorkshire Police after alleging religious discrimination over his treatment for questioning Islam during DEI training.
In September and October 2024 sessions, Salmons said trainers framed the courses as a safe space for difficult questions, but he was suspended two days after asking a Muslim sergeant about Gaza and jihad.
An inspector allegedly told him, "I don't like your beliefs," and Salmons said the force's investigation dragged on for about eight months, prompting his resignation under family strain.
A disciplinary panel later found gross misconduct and barred him from policing, but Chief Constable Tim Forber upheld his appeal and removed him from the barred list.
North Yorkshire Police told the BBC it respects all beliefs but said their expression must align with force values, while Salmons said he still has not received an apology or job offer.