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.
