A Greater Manchester Police officer was rumbled after searching the Police National Computer 22 times at the request of her relatives. PC Rukhsar Parvaiz would have been dismissed had she not quit her role last month, GMP's top cop admits.
An internal investigation uncovered that PC Rukhsar Parvaiz, who worked in GMP's Bolton district, used the system to make a string of vehicle checks for her family between June 2021 and May 2022. The unlawful checks came to light after an audit revealed she had been carrying out the checks while off-duty and without a policing purpose.
A disciplinary hearing at GMP's headquarters yesterday (June 6) was told that by accepting the caution last November, PC Parvaiz 'accepted she had committed a criminal act'. Chief Constable Stephen Watson ruled that her actions amounted to gross misconduct and she would have been dismissed had she not already resigned.
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The former officer was also added to the College of Policing Barred List. Summing up, Chf Con Watson said he was 'unable to find any mitigation whatsoever'.
He added: "Miss Parvaiz accepted a conditional caution admitting the offence of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office for making unofficial checks on the Police National Computer. Her actions were persistent and deliberate, and abused the position of responsibility imposed in her.
"This was not a single occurrence but rather multiple incidents that took place over a calendar year. The misconduct involved a deliberate breach of policy, procedure and instructions that make it abundantly clear that care and respect should always be shown to information on police systems.
"The level of seriousness is high and the behaviour unacceptable. The officer chose to misconduct herself deliberately and repeatedly.
"The fact it was at the request of family members does nothing to lessen the officer's culpability. Miss Parvaiz has proved herself unworthy of the trust the public might have expected to have in her and the service has benefited from her resignation."
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