Former police officer found guilty of gross misconduct

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 15 Nov, 06:01 · Archive

Former Wiltshire Police officer Mair Pugh has been found guilty of gross misconduct after using her position to access police databases about her own family.

PC Mair Pugh, formerly of Wiltshire Police, has been found guilty of gross misconduct after a hearing at Gablecross Police Station in Swindon on 28 September. The accelerated hearing, which Pugh did not attend, found two of six allegations against her were true.

The officer had used her position to access police databases to look up information relating to members of her own family. This breached Wiltshire Police's Acceptable Use policy and its Password procedure. She was also found to have breached multiple clauses in the UK Policing Standards of Professional Behaviour, including honesty and integrity, confidentiality and discreditable conduct.

Wiltshire Police stated that if Pugh had not already left the force, she would have been dismissed without notice. The hearing concluded that her actions amounted to gross misconduct.

How it is being reported

• Former PC guilty of gross misconduct after abusing powerA former Wiltshire Police officer has been found guilty of gross misconduct after being caught sifting through police databases.Swindon Advertiser · 15 Nov, 04:51
• Former PC guilty of gross misconduct after abusing powerA former Wiltshire Police officer has been found guilty of gross misconduct after being caught sifting through police databases.Gazette & Herald · 15 Nov, 04:51
• Former PC guilty of gross misconduct after abusing powerA former Wiltshire Police officer has been found guilty of gross misconduct after being caught sifting through police databases.Wiltshire Times · 15 Nov, 04:51

In this story: Mair Pugh · Wiltshire Police · Swindon

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