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The Claim

North Yorkshire Police suspended Luke Salmons for six months after he questioned and criticised Islam during a diversity training session.

The Short Version

The core allegation is supported, but the wording is imprecise. Multiple authoritative reports say Luke Salmons was kept off normal or frontline duties for about six months after comments about Islam in diversity training, and North Yorkshire Police confirms restrictions during an investigation. The key caveat is that this appears to have been an investigative suspension or duty restriction, not a formal six-month disciplinary penalty.

Caveats

  • “Suspended for six months” overstates certainty that a formal fixed-term disciplinary sanction was imposed; the evidence more clearly supports restricted duties or effective suspension for about six months.
  • North Yorkshire Police’s own statement confirms restrictions after the training-session comments but does not itself specify the six-month duration.
  • The later outcome was dismissal or gross misconduct proceedings followed by a settlement, not simply a temporary six-month punishment.

The Receipts

  1. [PDF] PDF - GovInfo

    GovInfo

  2. Employment tribunal service and decisions

    GOV.UK

  3. Statement regarding former PCSO Luke Salmons

    North Yorkshire Police

  4. UK police force settles dispute after officer sacked over Islam comments

    Reuters

  5. PCSO dismissal following misconduct hearing

    North Yorkshire Police

  6. UK Christian police officer settles free speech case over Islam comments

    Reuters

  7. Christian police officer sacked for questioning Islam in diversity training wins payout

    The Telegraph

  8. 'I was barred from police for questioning Islam'

    The Telegraph

  9. Christian police officer wins payout after being sacked for questioning Islam in diversity training

    The Telegraph

  10. Christian PCSO settles claim over Islam training comments

    The Law Society Gazette

+ 12 more sources — see the full list on Lenz

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IslamLuke SalmonsNorth Yorkshire Police

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