Misconduct hearing for South Yorkshire Police officer who shared incident footage on WhatsApp

A South Yorkshire Police officer was the subject of a misconduct hearing after being caught sharing footage of an incident on WhatsApp.
By Claire Lewis
Published 3rd Aug 2020, 08:35 BST
Updated 3rd Aug 2020, 09:01 BST
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The officer, who has not been named, attended a misconduct meeting on Wednesday, July 29, where he accepted his wrongdoing.

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South Yorkshire Police said the officer recorded footage of a live public order incident and shared it via social media using WhatsApp.

A police officer attended a misconduct hearing for sharing footage of a public order incident on Whats AppA police officer attended a misconduct hearing for sharing footage of a public order incident on Whats App
A police officer attended a misconduct hearing for sharing footage of a public order incident on Whats App

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It has not been disclosed who he sent the footage to or why.

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South Yorkshire Police said: “The officer accepted that during an investigation he was conducting, he recorded footage relating to a live public order investigation and subsequently shared it via WhatsApp.

“The officer accepted his actions were wrong and that they breached the standards of professional behaviour in

relation to confidentiality, agreeing that the actions amounted to misconduct.

“The Chief Inspector chairing the meeting determined that in the circumstances provided to the meeting, the most appropriate outcome was Management Advice.”