A former police officer has been banned from the force after lying about damage to a vehicle.
Ex-PC Jacob Vaughan was alleged to have damaged a police car he was driving while on police premises, but failed to report it.
When challenged by his line manager, he claimed he was unaware there was any damage to the vehicle and that another officer had confirmed this was the case.
At an accelerated misconduct hearing on March 30, breaches of the professional standards were proven, namely honesty and integrity and orders and instructions. They amounted to gross misconduct.
It was heard that CCTV and other enquiries proved Ex-PC Vaughan's claims to be false.
It was also found that he had altered the vehicle's logbook to make it seem as though the damage had occurred several weeks before the incident.
The hearing concluded ex-PC Vaughan would have been dismissed had he not already resigned. He was also placed on the College of Policing barred list, stopping him from serving in policing in the future.
Detective Superintendent Andy Wolstenholme said: “Honesty and integrity are central to a police officer’s duty, and it is right that breaches of these standards are treated seriously.
“This former officer’s attempts to avoid accountability have compounded what could have been a relatively minor error and dealt with by reflective practice, instead resulting in the loss of his policing career.
“The public deserve to trust that their police officers are behaving honestly, and we will continue to root out those who do not meet that expectation.”
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