Cambridgeshire Police Officer based at Wisbech to attend misconduct hearing

A Wisbech police officer faces a disciplinary hearing in Peterborough next week.

PC James Battson, based in Wisbech, will attend a misconduct hearing at Peterborough Education and Conference Centre on Wednesday (3).

It is alleged that he breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour in respect of Orders and Instructions, Confidentiality and Discreditable Conduct.

The allegations are: that between February 16 2019 and March 17 2019 PC Battson, whilst on duty, accessed

Cambridgeshire police computer systems with no policing purpose to do so.

On March 20 2019 PC Battson, whilst off duty, accessed Cambridgeshire police computer systems in relation to a family incident. This was completed where there was no policing purpose to do so.

PC Battson was told by supervisors that he shouldn’t be accessing this data.

Between March 20 2019 and March 31 2019 PC Battson accessed Cambridgeshire police computer systems to access information where there was no policing purpose to do so.

It is alleged that these matters individually and/or collectively amount to gross misconduct, namely a breach of the Standards of Professional Behaviour relating to Orders and Instructions; Confidentiality and Discreditable Conduct.