GMP sergeant sacked after sharing confidential police data to check on people he knew
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA 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. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community 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.
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