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13/10/2011

Community Service For Snooping Mum-In-Law

A post office worker who tried to get a police officer to carry out an unauthorised police check on her future son-in-law has today been sentenced to 100 hours community service and ordered to pay £500 costs.

In February 2011 a Metropolitan Police Constable contacted the Directorate of Professional Standards [DPS] to report that Ms Kamini Patel, 54, of Village Way, Beckenham had asked him to carry out an unauthorised police check to check if her future son in law had any criminal convictions.

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An investigation was launched by the DPS resulting in Patel's arrest on 4 March.

DI Claire Moxon, from the MPS Directorate of Professional Standards, said: "Police systems contain sensitive personal information that must be kept confidential. The officer did exactly the right thing and reported it straight away so that we were able to take action.

"We will take action against anyone who asks a police officer to conduct unauthorised police checks."

Kamini Patel, 54, of Village Way, Beckenham appeared before Southwark Crown Court today for sentencing.

She had previously pleaded guilty, on Wednesday 31 August, to Section 45 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 [encouraging or assisting an offence to be committed].

(GK/BMcC)

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