Police investigator fined for emailing restricted information to personal account
A police investigator who emailed sensitive, restricted information to his private email address has been fined £200 and ordered to pay £2,000 in costs, following an investigation by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
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Mohammed Ejaz, 42, from Bradford worked for the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which is responsible for investigating the most serious complaints and conduct matters involving the police.
This includes cases where there is an indication that police contact (direct or indirect) may have caused or contributed to a death.
Ejaz had sent an email to his private Hotmail account containing restricted, sensitive information, including recordings of 999 calls which had been referred to the IOPC and were related to an incident which resulted in death.
He pleaded guilty at a hearing on 15 July at Leeds Crown Court to unlawfully obtaining personal information.
ICO Head of Investigations Andy Curry said: “It is only right that people expect the information they provided to the IOPC to be treated with integrity and professionalism. Ejaz clearly abused the position of trust he had been given by the IOPC in the way he misused this highly sensitive information.
“We hope this successful prosecution makes other employees in such positions realise they cannot take advantage of the trust placed in them by their employers and members of the public.”
Adam Carey
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