City of London officer under investigation over possible breaches of confidentiality

10 Oct 2018 03:41 PM

A senior officer working with City of London Police is under investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct over alleged abuse of their position to access confidential information.

The allegations relate to three separate occasions in 2014 and 2015 where the officer is said to have accessed and shared sensitive information.

We are also investigating a complaint lodged against the officer that, earlier this year, they accessed confidential information that was subsequently passed to a third party.

The officer has been served notice that they are subject to misconduct investigation and a criminal investigation in relation to alleged breaches of the Data Protection Act and other legislation relating to breaches of a constable’s powers and privileges. The serving of a notice does not mean that misconduct or criminal proceedings will necessarily follow.