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18.04.2023 - 08:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A GMP officer has been sacked after he used police computer systems to access confidential data, which he then shared with his ex-partner.
Sergeant Richard Proctor "abused his position" by using the force's IT system to carry out multiple checks on people he knew. He was fined £880 by magistrates last year after he admitted misusing GMP's computer system.
At a disciplinary hearing yesterday (Monday), Sergeant Proctor was found guilty of gross misconduct by Chief Constable Stephen Watson. He was dismissed from the force without notice.
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Solicitor Gareth Madgwick, representing GMP, told the hearing that Sergeant Proctor had pleaded guilty to multiple criminal offences under the Computer Misuse Act and Data Protection Act at Manchester Magistrate's Court last September.
He said Sergeant Proctor, who joined GMP in 2005 and worked in the force's City of Manchester district, conducted checks on people who were known or of interest to him on nine occasions with no policing purpose. He then shared this information with his ex-partner on 22 occasions.
Mr Madgwick said the convictions represented a breach of conduct required of police officers and said Sergeant Proctor had "abused his position".
Mitigating on his own behalf, Sergeant Proctor apologised for his actions, which he said were carried out under "duress". He said he was in an "abusive relationship" at the time, which caused him a "huge amount of emotional pressure".
"All of this relates to a toxic relationship I was in with my son's mother," Sergeant Proctor told the hearing. "Every wrong action I took was under those circumstances and duress.
"Everything I shared with my ex-partner was a defence
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