Police officer dismissed

A Staffordshire police officer has been dismissed without notice following an accelerated gross misconduct hearing.

An investigation by theAnti-Corruption Unit found that PC Alison Martland accessed police computer systems to look at records of people known to her, without a legitimate policing purpose, and shared the information with her family and members of the public. PC Martland has been placed on the College of Policing’s Barred List, which prevents her from working in policing and other law enforcement bodies again.