A Cumbria Police officer has been sacked for gross misconduct.
PC Amelia Porteous failed to update victims of a crime and updated systems as if she had done so. She also failed to attend work for a shift and when the absence was questioned, claimed she did not expect to be on duty that say.
Both allegations were proven following an accelerated misconduct hearing where she was found to have breached standards of honesty and integrity and acted in a manner amounting to discreditable conduct.
Chief Constable Michelle Skeer said: “Cumbria Constabulary holds its officers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity.
“In not only failing to keep a victim of a crime updated but in falsifying records to indicate she had done so, the officer’s conduct fell well below what is expected.
“Such actions are taken extremely seriously and have the potential to damage the reputation of the Constabulary in the eyes of the public.
“I hope the result of the misconduct hearing clearly demonstrates the Constabulary’s view regarding an officer purposely misleading members of the public and falsifying police records.”
