Data protection fine for Special Constable

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A Special Constable working for Dorset Police was fined £1,000 yesterday for using a police database to investigate people she knew, in breach of the UK's Data Protection Act, according to reports.

Special Constables are not the same as regular police officers. They are volunteers who receive training from their local police force and give at least four hours of their time a week to support officers in their local communities.

Geraldine Tabor, 51, worked at a filling station in Dorset. But... (99 more words)

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