By David Young-
A former police officer faces a disciplinary hearing later this month after allegedly using a confidential database without authority to access sensitive personal information relating to a crime reported by a person with whom he was in a relationship.
Former PC Michael Clark is alleged to have tapped into force computers to find information about a person with whom he had commenced a relationship with, contrary to the rules guiding police conduct.
The hearing at Police HQ at Wootton Hall Park this Thursday, will hear how the officer also breached standards of professional behaviour in respect of work times after going home early without booking off, The Eye Of Media.Com has heard.
The particulars of the misconduct states PC Clark had “commenced a relationship with ‘KE’”.
It adds: “On November 3, 2020 you were on duty when you conducted a detailed find using the date of birth and partial surname of KE.
“You accessed the nominal of KE and reviewed information contained on KE’s nominal record. You then accessed an occurrence relating to an offence where KE was listed as the aggrieved.
“This would have provided you with information describing the occurrence and what was recorded. This also provided you with information relating to the other people involved in the occurrence.”
Northamptonshire Police policy expressly prohibits accessing information on confidential systems relating to friends, family members, acquaintances, neighbours or celebrities, but Clark thought it right to do a she pleases.
A second allegation claims that on various dates between September 1 and December 11, 2021, PC Clark logged out of his computer and finished work before the end of his rostered period of duty, but did not book off.
The particulars state: “The failure to book off created the inaccurate record that you had continued working until your end of duty time.
“The failure to book off on days when you finished work early maintained a false impression that you retained a balance of time off in lieu. Had you booked off when you finished work, your time off in lieu balance would have been depleted.
“The failure to book off enabled you to continue to request and/or take time off attributing it to a time off in lieu balance which had been artificially maintained and/or to which you were not entitled.”
Misconduct in the British police force has become too widespread over the past few years, and calls for strong action to transform the poor image of the police force.
Officers know the rules, and are expect to conduct themselves in a way that reflect the position they hold in society, but too often the conduct of officers only serve to damage the reputation of of the police force in the Uk.