Police officer improperly accessed records

A former police officer who accessed official records related to her partner would have been sacked had she not quit, a police disciplinary panel has ruled.

The partner of the female Thames Valley Police (TVP) officer had "involvement with controlled drugs" which she did not officially declare, despite having multiple opportunities to do so.

The former police constable was granted anonymity by TVP so she cannot be named publicly.

A panel found she once properly accessed a file relating to a drugs investigation involving the man but there was "clearly no legitimate policing purpose" for doing so again in December 2019 and May 2020.

The force said the multiple breaches amounted to gross misconduct and she would have been sacked.

Any sanction less than dismissal "would not have maintained public confidence in and respect for the police service," the panel added.

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