Lincolnshire PC who accessed confidential data given final warning
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Lincoln PC Claire Riches received a final written warning after she accessed confidential police data without authority
A police officer who accessed confidential data without permission has been given a final written warning.
A disciplinary panel found Lincoln-based PC Claire Riches' actions between September 2019 and February 2021 amounted to gross misconduct.
The panel said her behaviour breached professional behaviour standards around orders and instructions, discreditable conduct and confidentiality.
The warning will stay on her record for two years, Lincolnshire Police said.
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