Improper use of force systems 122/2022
FOI Reference: 122/2022
Request:
1. How many (a) police officers and (b) police staff were disciplined in the last two calendar years (2020 and 2021) for improper/illegal or inappropriate use of the PNC/Force intelligence data systems?
2. How many related to (i) vehicle data, (ii) personal data or (iii) other data breaches?
3. Please provide for each incident a brief description, which should include
(i) the month of the incident
(ii) the nature of the offence or breach of force policy – a one sentence summary
(iii) if the person was an officer or a member or civilian staff
(iv) how the matter was resolved, i.e. written warning, sacked etc.
Response 1 - 3:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
A total of one individual was disciplined in the timeframe specified. Details are as follows:
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Date of Incident |
Nature of the Offence |
Status of Individual |
Outcome |
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First incident recorded in April 2019. Incidents occurred on numerous occasions in the timeframe specified. |
caused a computer to perform a function with intent to secure unauthorised access to a program or data held in a computer or to enable any such access to be so secured contrary to Sec. 1 (1) of the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
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Police Officer |
The officer resigned whilst under investigation. A subsequent misconduct hearing found the officer would have been dismissed had they still been serving.
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It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 04/03/2022)