An Essex Police officer has been given a final written warning after being found to have breached several professional standards of behaviour

The breaches found proven during a misconduct hearing were  honesty and integrity, orders and instructions, confidentiality and discreditable conduct at a level which amounted to  Gross Misconduct. 

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DC Christopher Leslie carried out 15 searches between 2008 and 2014 on police databases that were not for a policing purpose. He also failed to inform the Professional Standards Department of a notifiable association