Charges against NCA officers dismissed
19 May 2014 01:15 PM
Data Protection Act
charges against Sheila Roberts, Brian Adair and Glyn Evans were dismissed at St
Albans Crown Court on 16 May 2014.
NCA Deputy Director Martin
Molloy, Head of Professional Standards, said: "The vast majority of
law enforcement officers understand that they need the public’s trust to
do their jobs properly. They also know this trust is hard won and quickly lost.
The NCA will not tolerate anything short of the highest standards from its
officers.
"Sheila Roberts and Brian
Adair were suspended by SOCA in March 2013 and have not been serving officers
since, either in SOCA or the NCA. An internal NCA investigation into matters
unrelated to the DPA charges continues, and it would be inappropriate to
comment further whilst that is ongoing."
Previous detail published on
this case:
06 March
2014
Following their arrest on 13
March 2013 on suspicion of Misconduct in a Public Office, two NCA officers,
Sheila Roberts and Brian Adair, both 47, along with another man, Glyn Evans,
53, of Essex, were charged on 5 Dec 2013 with offences under the Data
Protection Act.
The charges under the DPA are
currently before St Alban’s Crown Court. However on advice from the CPS,
received on 4 March 2014, prosecutions in respect of the allegation of
Misconduct in a Public Office have been withdrawn. The NCA officers
remain suspended and internal discipline proceedings are pending. We are
therefore unable to comment further at this time.
The NCA expects the highest
standards of professionalism from all of its officers, and has a zero-tolerance
approach to corruption.
5 December
2013
Following their arrest on 13
March 2013 on suspicion of Misconduct in a Public Office, two NCA officers,
Sheila Roberts and Brian Adair, both 47, along with another man, Glyn Evans,
53, of Essex, have been charged today with offences under the Data Protection
Act.
The officers, who have been
suspended from duty since March 2013, remain on bail for Misconduct in a Public
Office. The NCA investigation, which is being supervised by the IPCC, is
ongoing and we are therefore unable to comment further at this
time.
The NCA expects the highest
standards of professionalism from all of its officers, and has a zero-tolerance
approach to corruption.