Cop accused of asking colleague to carry out check on police systems and passing details to partner
Cop faces misconduct hearing
A South Yorkshire Police officer accused of “accessing police systems without a policing purpose” is the subject of misconduct proceedings.
The serving police constable is set to attend a misconduct hearing on Monday (May 11, 2026).
The cop is the third South Yorkshire Police officer subject to misconduct hearings, which have been held in recent weeks, whose identities have not been disclosed by the force.
SYP has been asked to provide an explanation for the decision to anonymise all three officers, each of whom has been referred to as “PC A” in documents published by the force announcing their three, separate hearings.
Announcing the details of the allegations against the third of the three officers, a South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “On 31st August 2025 the officer allegedly accessed police systems without a policing purpose.
“On 31st August 2025 the officer allegedly requested a colleague complete a check on a police system on his behalf. The officer was dishonest in the reason for requesting the check be completed.
“On 31st August 2025 the officer allegedly disclosed information obtained from police systems to his partner, without a policing purpose.”
The documents state that should the alleged misconduct be proven, they would amount to a breach of the “Standards of Professional Behaviour in respect of Honesty and Integrity, Confidentiality, orders and Instructions and Duties and Responsibilities”
“The matters set out above are breaches of the Standards which are so serious as to justify dismissal and therefore constitute gross misconduct,” the documents add.
Detailing the “purpose” of public misconduct hearings, South Yorkshire Police’s website states it is to “show” their “disciplinary system is open and transparent” and to demonstrate that the force does “hold officers who breach the standards of professional behaviour, or those where misconduct is found proven, accountable for their actions.”
Hearings should be heard by a panel of three people that should be chaired by an independent legally qualified person chosen from a pool held by the local policing body, further guidance states.